шахах

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sïqa-, akin to Proto-Turkic *sïk-.

Compare Dongxiang shigha (“to pound, to get near”), Turkish sıkmak (“to squeeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaxəx/, [ˈʃaχɐχ]

Verb

шахах • (šaxax) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠬᠠᠬᠤ (siqaqu))

1. to press

   Synonym: дарах (darax)

2. to squeeze out
3. to clamp

   Synonyms: хавчих (xavčix), хүчлэх (xüčlex), зуулгах (zuulgax)

4. to put pressure on

   Synonyms: шаардлага тавих (šaardlaga tavix), шаардах (šaardax), албадах (albadax)

5. to oppress

   Synonyms: дарах (darax), хавчих (xavčix), дарамтлах (daramtlax), дарлах (darlax), хяхах (xjaxax)

6. to push (a product)
7. to draw closer

   Synonym: дөхөх (döxöx)

8. to fatten (an animal)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʂaxəx]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) ша́хах • (šáxax) m anim pl or m inan pl

1. prepositional plural of шах (šax)