таах

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *taxa- (“to guess”), perhaps from, or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *tap- (“to find”).

Compare Dongxiang ta, Azerbaijani tapmaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰaːx/

Verb

таах • (taax) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ (taɣaqu), causative таалгах)

1. to guess
2. to suppose, to conjecture

   Synonyms: төсөөлөх (tösöölöx), таамаглах (taamaglax)

Derived terms

• таавар (taavar, “riddle”)
• таамаг (taamag, “guess”)