өчүүхэн

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠥᠴᠦᠬᠡᠨ (öčüken, “small”), from Proto-Mongolic *öcüken.

Perhaps related to Common Turkic *učuz. Compare Daur ushken, Turkish ucuz. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ot͡ɕʰuxəŋ/, [ʊʰˈt͡ɕuxɪŋ]

Adjective

өчүүхэн • (öčüüxen) (Mongolian spelling ᠥᠴᠦᠬᠡᠨ (öčüken))

1. tiny, little
2. petty, vulgar, contemptible

Synonyms

• (small): бага (baga), жижигхэн (žižigxen), жижиг (žižig)

Adverb

өчүүхэн • (öčüüxen)

1. a bit (for a small period of time)