шүүслэх

Mongolian

Etymology

шүүс (šüüs, “juice”) +‎ -лэх (-lex). Compare Kalmyk шүүслх (şüüslx, “to dip”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

шүүслэх • (šüüslex) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠰᠦᠯᠡᠬᠦ (sigüsülekü))

1. to juice (to drain juice from)
2. (figuratively) to cruelly punish, to torture
3. to season, flavor (with sauce)
4. to fire (bricks, ceramic)
5. to serve a meal (to honor a guest)

See also

• амтлах (amtlax, “to flavor”)
• шахах (šaxax, “to press, to squeeze”)
• хатаах (xataax, “to dry out”), эврүүлэх (evrüülex)
• тоосго (toosgo, “brick”), шаазан (šaazan, “porcelain”)