тэс

Mongolian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰᠦ (tesü))

1. rowan, mountain-ash

Etymology 2

Adverb

тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰ (tes))

1. completely, totally

Usage notes

• Commonly combined with өөр (öör), ондоо (ondoo, “different”), буруу (buruu, “wrong”), хөлдүү (xöldüü, “frozen”).

Synonyms

• огт (ogt)
• эрс (ers)
• бүр (bür)
• шал (šal)

Related terms

• тас (tas)

Etymology 3

Possibly the same word as #Etymology 2. Compare Buryat тэһэ (tehe).

Adverb

тэс • (tes) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠰᠦ (tesü))

1. into pieces, denotes a specific grade violence and perfectivity with verbs of breaking.
2. to ice (with verbs of freezing)

Synonyms

• булга (bulga)
• булт (bult)
• хага (xaga)

Derived terms

• тэслэх (teslex, “to explode trans.”)
• тэсрэх (tesrex, “to explode intrans.”)

Etymology 4

Verb

тэс • (tes)

1. imperative of тэсэх (tesex, “to outlast, to tolerate”)

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Other turkic *teš- or *deš-.

Verb

тэс • (tes)

1. (transitive) to pierce

   Synonyms: дьөл (jöl, “to pierce, to drill”), сиир (siir, “to tear, to break through”), тобул (tobul, “to pierce”), хот (qot, “to cut, to penetrate”)

   ойбонно тэс ― oybonno tes ― to cut an ice hole

Derived terms

• тэһэҕэс (teheğes, “pierced, hole”)
• тэһии (tehii, “piercing”, gerund)

See also

• тэл (tel, “to cut”)