асах

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Buryat аһаха (ahaxa) and (obsolete) Kalmyk асх (asx).

Verb

асах • (asax) (causative асаах)

1. (intransitive) to burn, to catch fire

   Synonyms: шатах (šatax), ноцох (nocox)

2. to turn on, to start (of a device)
3. (figuratively) to flare up, to become enraged, to lash out

Etymology 2

Cognate with Buryat аһаха (ahaxa) and (obsolete) Kalmyk асх (asx), reminiscent of Mongolian *as- (“to hang”) (Turkish asmak), however the Turkic verb is transitive.

Verb

асах • (asax) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ (asaqu))

1. to cling to, to latch on

   Synonym: наалдах (naaldax)

2. to climb

   Synonym: авирах (avirax)

3. (figuratively) to stick (of an emotion, thought, ...)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈasəx]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) а́сах • (ásax) m anim pl

1. prepositional plural of ас (as)