таах

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *taxa- (“to guess”), perhaps from, or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *tap- (“to find”).

Compare Dongxiang ta, Azerbaijani tapmaq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰaːx/

Verb

таах • (taax) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ (taɣaqu), causative таалгах)

  1. to guess
  2. to suppose, to conjecture
    Synonyms: төсөөлөх (tösöölöx), таамаглах (taamaglax)

Derived terms
  • таавар (taavar, “riddle”)
  • таамаг (taamag, “guess”)
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