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)

authority (power to enforce rules)
right (that which is due to a person)
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))

spoiled (child)
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)

prayer beads
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)

only used in эрх ялуу (erx jaluu)