олох

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ol-, compare Dongxiang olu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɮɔx/
• Syllabification: о‧лох (2 syllables)

Verb

олох • (olox) (Mongolian spelling ᠣᠯᠬᠤ (olqu), causative олгох, passive олдох)

1. to find, to discover

   Synonym: илрүүлэх (ilrüülex)

2. to get, to obtain
3. to earn
4. to understand, to get (an idea, a concept, ...)

   Synonyms: ойлгох (ojlgox), ухах (uxax)

5. to be afflicted, to get (a disease, ...)

   Synonym: тусах (tusax)

6. to achieve, to succeed

Derived terms

• олдох (oldox, “to be found”)
  • олдвор (oldvor, “findings”)
  • олдоц (oldoc, “availability”)
• олгох (olgox, “to accommodate, to pay”)
  • олговор (olgovor, “payment”)
• олз (olz, “booty, gain”)
• ололт (ololt, “achievement”)

See also

• хайх (xajx, “to search”)

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ol-, compare Turkish olmak.

Noun

олох • (oloq)

1. (biology) life

   Antonym: өлүү (ölüü, “death”)

Derived terms

• олохтоо (oloqtoo, “to populate, inhabit, settle”)
• олохтоох (oloqtooq, “inhabitant, local, resident”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

олох • (oloq)

1. base, basis

Synonyms

• бас (bas, “head, origin”)
• төрүт (törüt, “root, origin”)

Derived terms

• билии олоҕо (bilii oloğo, “database”)
• олохтоох (oloqtooq, “having a given base”, ornative)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

олох • (oloq)

1. absolutely, at all

   See synonyms at отой (otoy).

   олох билбэппин ― oloq bilbeppin ― I don't know at all