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Mongolian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mongolic *erke, from Proto-Turkic *erk (“authority, freedom”).
Noun
эрх • (erx) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠬᠡ (erke)); (regular declension)
- authority (power to enforce rules)
- right (that which is due to a person)
- will, desire
Derived terms
- тэгш эрх (tegš erx, “equality”)
- эрх зүй (erx züj, “law”)
- эрх мэдэл (erx medel, “authority”)
- эрх чөлөө (erx čölöö, “freedom”)
- эрхбиш (erxbiš, “no matter what”)
- эрхгүй (erxgüj, “powerless”)
- эрхлэх (erxlex, “to manage”)
- эрхтэн (erxten, “organ”)
- эрхэмсэг (erxemseg, “honorable”)
- өөрийн эрхгүй (ööriin erxgüj, “involuntary”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *erke if this doesn't represent a later re-borrowing from the etymon above, see Bashkir иркә (irkə).
Adjective
эрх • (erx) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠬᠡ (erke))
- spoiled (child)
- wilful, capricious
Etymology 3
From Proto-Mongolic *(h)erike, compare Daur xerk, Middle Mongol ايريكه (erike, “necklace”).
Alternative forms
Noun
эрх • (erx) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠢᠬᠡ (erike)); (hidden-n declension)
- prayer beads
- any beaded jewellery
Etymology 4
Perhaps cognate with Kalmyk эркн (erkn, “doorjambs, doorstep”). Sometimes compared with Tungusic words such as Evenki уркэ (urkə, “door”).
Noun
эрх • (erx)
- Only used in эрх ялуу (erx jaluu)