алдах

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /aɮtəx/, [aɮtɐχ]

Verb

алдах • (aldax) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠯᠳᠠᠬᠤ (aldaqu), causative алдуулах, passive алдагдах)

1. to lose (a thing, an ability, a quality...)
2. to drop, to let go, to throw
3. to make a mistake, to err
4. to miss (an opportunity, a meeting, a deadline)
5. to deviate, to digress, to wander off
6. to suddenly let out (a sound, sweat, tears...)
7. (after verb in -ж (-ž)) to lose oneself doing
8. (after verb in -н (-n) or -аад (-aad)) to almost do, to be about to do
9. (after verb in -хаа (-xaa)) to be unable, to barely do

Derived terms

• алдаж (aldaž, “by mistake”)
• алдаа (aldaa, “mistake”)
• алдагдах (aldagdax, “to be lost”)
  • алдагдал (aldagdal, “deficit”)
  • алдагдуулах (aldagduulax, “to make someone lose”)
• алдуул (alduul, “lost”)
• алдуурах (alduurax, “to make loose, untied”)
• алдрах (aldrax, “to become loose, untied”)
• алдас (aldas, “fault, sin”)