хусах

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kïsu- (“to scrape”), compare East Yugur qisi.
Akin to Turkish kazımak. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊsəx/, [ˈχo̙sɵ̙χ]

Verb

хусах • (xusax) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠰᠤᠬᠤ (qusuqu))

to scrape
to shave
сахал хусах ― saxal xusax ― to shave a beard

Antonyms

тавих (tavix, “to grow”)

See also

хяргах (xjargax, “to trim, to clip”)

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