эрх

Mongolian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *erke, from Proto-Turkic *erk (“authority, freedom”).

Noun

эрх • (erx) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠬᠡ (erke)); (regular declension)

1. authority (power to enforce rules)
2. right (that which is due to a person)
3. will, desire

Derived terms

• өөрийн эрхгүй (ööriin erxgüj, “involuntary”)
• тэгш эрх (tegš erx, “equality”)
• эрх зүй (erx züj, “law”)
• эрх мэдэл (erx medel, “authority”)
• эрх чөлөө (erx čölöö, “freedom”)
• эрхбиш (erxbiš, “no matter what”)
• эрхгүй (erxgüj, “powerless”)
• эрхлэх (erxlex, “to manage”)
• эрхтэн (erxten, “organ”)
• эрхэмсэг (erxemseg, “honorable”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *erke if this doesn't represent a later re-borrowing from the etymon above, see Bashkir иркә (irkə).

Adjective

эрх • (erx) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠬᠡ (erke))

1. spoiled (child)
2. wilful, capricious

Etymology 3

From Proto-Mongolic *(h)erike, compare Daur xerk, Middle Mongol ايريكه (erike, “necklace”).

Alternative forms

• эрхи (erxi), эрих (erix)

Noun

эрх • (erx) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠷᠢᠬᠡ (erike)); (hidden-n declension)

1. prayer beads
2. any beaded jewellery

Etymology 4

Perhaps cognate with Kalmyk эркн (erkn, “doorjambs, doorstep”). Sometimes compared with Tungusic words such as Evenki уркэ (urkə, “door”).

Noun

эрх • (erx)

1. only used in эрх ялуу (erx jaluu)