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From Proto-Turkic *sȫk-. Compare to Other turkic , example to Turkish sövmek.
үөх • (üöq)
- (transitive) to scold, to criticize, to insult
- Synonym: хап (qap) (colloquial)
- Antonym: хайҕаа (qayğaa, “to praise”)
- мин үөхпэппин, үөрэтэн этэбин ― min üöqpeppin, üöreten etebin ― I'm not scolding you, I'm teaching you