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Mongolian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *bekü (“firm, hard, solid, fighter, strong man”);[1] further possibly from Proto-Turkic *böke (“warrior < big snake”).[2]
Compare Yakut бөҕө (böğö, “strong, sturdy, firm”).
Adjective
бөх • (böx) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡ (böge))
- reliable, tenacious, hardy, sturdy, tough, steadfast, rooted, strong, powerful, solid, robust
- sacred
Noun
бөх • (böx)
- firmness, reliability
- wrestler
- Mongolian wrestling (a martial art and a folk style of traditional wrestling)
References
- ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), Proto-Mongolian “*bekü”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages, Leiden: Brill
- ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), Proto-Turkic “*böke”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages, Leiden: Brill
Etymology 2
Noun
бөх • (böx) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠦᠭᠦ (bügü))
- hump, humpback
Yakut
Etymology
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Noun
бөх • (böq)
- garbage, litter, refuse, rubbish
- (by extension) something old, outdated, unusable
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