түүх

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰuːx/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *texü-, compare Dongxiang qiao.

Verb

түүх • (tüüx) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠬᠦ (tegükü))

1. to gather

   Synonyms: хураах (xuraax), цуглуулах (cugluulax)

2. to pick

Derived terms

• түүвэр (tüüver, “collection”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Buryat түүхэ (tüüxe) and Kalmyk түүк (tüük) with no attestations in Middle Mongol.

Connected by proponents of the controverial Altaic theory with Proto-Turkic *teb, see Bashkir тәүлек (təwlek, “day and night”).

Ramstedt instead suggests a Chinese origin, but doesn't give any particular form.

Noun

түүх • (tüüx) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠦᠬᠡ (teüke))

1. history
   1. past events
   2. the branch of knowledge
   3. a piece of writing

      Synonym: судар (sudar)

2. story
3. biography, memoirs

   Synonym: намтар (namtar)

Derived terms

• түүхч (tüüxč, “historian, annalist”)