боох

Kalmyk

Verb

боох • (boox)

1. to tie, bind, to bundle

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *boxa-, from Proto-Turkic *bog-.

Compare East Yugur puu, Turkish boğmak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːx/
• Syllabification: боох (1 syllable)

Verb

боох • (boox) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠣᠭᠤᠬᠤ (boɣuqu), causative боолгох, passive боогдох)

1. to bind, to bundle

   Synonyms: цуглах (cuglax), баглах (baglax), хүлэх (xülex)

2. to tie

   Synonyms: уях (ujax), хүлэх (xülex), зангидах (zangidax)

3. to wrap, to fold

   Synonyms: ороох (oroox), зангидах (zangidax)

4. to strangle

   Synonym: боомилох (boomilox)

5. to stop, to obstruct
6. to prepare as boodog

Derived terms

• боодол (boodol, “bundle”)
• боол (bool, “slave”)
• боолт (boolt, “wrap, band”)
• боодог (boodog)
• бооц (booc)