хөших

Mongolian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kösi- (“to freeze”), and perhaps from the same root at *kölde- (“to freeze”). Compare хөлдөх (xöldöx, “to freeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɵɕix/
• Syllabification: хө‧ших (2 syllables)

Verb

хөших • (xöšix) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠥ᠊‍ᠰ‍᠊ᠢ᠊ᠬᠥ (kö-‍s‍-i-kö))

1. to become stiff
2. to feel paralyzed
3. to freeze up

Derived terms

1. хөшөө (xöšöö)