довтлох

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *dobtul-, compare Daur dortulgw (“to rush someone”).

Perhaps from the same root as давших (davšix, “to advance”) and давхих (davxix, “to gallop”) which could be connected to Proto-Turkic *dabra- (“to hurry”), see Turkish davranmak.

Verb

довтлох • (dovtlox) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠣᠪᠲᠤᠯᠬᠤ (dobtulqu), causative довтолгох)

1. to gallop (to ride swiftly)
2. to charge
3. (figuratively) to do quickly
4. (figuratively) to lash out