тархи

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *tarïkï.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰarʲxʲ/, [tʰærʲç]

Noun

тархи • (tarxi) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠬᠢ (tariki)); (hidden-n declension)

1. brain
2. head

   Synonym: толгой (tolgoj)

3. top, end

   Synonyms: толгой (tolgoj), орой (oroj), эх (ex), үзүүр (üzüür), түрүү (türüü), эхлэл (exlel)

4. (figuratively) intelligence

   Synonyms: ухаан (uxaan), оюун (ojuun), санаа (sanaa)

5. (figuratively) blunt side (of a hatchet or other tool)
6. (derogatory) idiot
7. a part of a bird-trap
8. a part of a bridle

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Derived terms

• их тархи (ix tarxi, “cerebrum”)
• бага тархи (baga tarxi, “cerebellum”)
• өнчин тархи (önčin tarxi, “pituitary gland”)
• тархи угаах (tarxi ugaax, “to brainwash”)
• тархин чулуу (tarxin čuluu, “a kind of gemstone”)