ойлгох

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ɔiɮɢəx/, [ˈɞeɮʁɞ̙χ]

Etymology 1

From *ойлох < ой (oj), probably originally as a causative in -гох (-gox).

Verb

ойлгох • (ojlgox) (Mongolian spelling ᠣᠶ᠋ᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ (oyilaɣaqu))

1. to understand (someone, something)

   Synonym: мэдэх (medex)

Etymology 2

Verb

ойлгох • (ojlgox) (Mongolian spelling ᠣᠶ᠋ᠢᠯᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ (oyilaɣaqu))

1. causative voice in -лгох (-lgox) of ойх (ojx, “to bounce off, to rebound”)
2. to reflect