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Mongolian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰᠦ (tesü))
- rowan, mountain-ash
Etymology 2
Adverb
тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰ (tes))
- completely, totally
Usage notes
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Possibly the same word as #Etymology 2. Compare Buryat тэһэ (tehe).
Adverb
тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰᠦ (tesü))
- into pieces, denotes a specific grade violence and perfectivity with verbs of breaking.
- to ice (with verbs of freezing)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Verb
тэс • (tes)
- imperative of тэсэх (tesex, “to outlast, to tolerate”)
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Other turkic *teš- or *deš-.
Verb
тэс • (tes)
- (transitive) to pierce
- Synonyms: дьөл (jöl, “to pierce, to drill”), сиир (siir, “to tear, to break through”), тобул (tobul, “to pierce”), хот (qot, “to cut, to penetrate”)
- ойбонно тэс ― oybonno tes ― to cut an ice hole
Derived terms
- тэһэҕэс (teheğes, “pierced, hole”)
- тэһии (tehii, “piercing”, gerund)
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