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Mongolian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *köke-, compare Mongghul kugua.
Pronunciation
Verb
хөхөх • (xöxöx) (causative хөхүүлэх)
- to suckle
- to suck
- Synonym: сорох (sorox)
- (figurative, of clothing) to hug the chest
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Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Verb
хөхөх • (xöxöx)
- to be enlivened; to get excited
Derived terms
Further reading
- “хөхөх 1”, “хөхөх 2”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
- Большой академический монгольско–русский словарь в четырех томах [Great Academic Mongolian–Russian Dictionary in four volumes] (in Russian), Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences & Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001