Mongolian English Dictionary

Bawden, Charles Bawden

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781136155956
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Ethnic Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

First Published in 1997. The quickest way to understand another culture is through its language. This is because language is a living thing, an everchanging system of words and meanings that mirrors the society that it describes and defines. The dictionary contains rather more than twenty-six thousand main entries and an uncounted number of subsidiary entries for the Mongolian language.

XAA I. where?, ~ боловч no matter where, ~ газарт ( ~ л бол ~ сайгүй, ~ хаагүй, ~ хамаагүй, ~ хаана) everywhere, anywhere and everywhere, ~ нэг some... or other, ~ нэг дэлгүүр some shop or other, ~ нэгтэй (~ нэгтээ) here and there, now and again, somewhere or other, from time to time, ~ хамаагүй indiscriminately, anywhere at all, ~ хол far away, in the distance, ~ ч anywhere, § ~ дуртай газраа чөлөөтэй ниснэ it flies freely wherever it will

XAA II. the two front branches of a hobble, § хойт ~ буюу алга the rear branch or “palm”

XAA III. forequarter, хонины хаа forequarter of a sheep, хаагий нь бүдрэхэд гуяыг ташуурдах to get hold of the wrong end of the stick

XAA IV. whoa! (addressed especially to camels)

ХААГДАЛТ closing, closure, shutting

ХААГДАХ to shut, to close (intrans.), to be shut, to be closed

ХААГДСАН shut, closed

ХААГУУР where?, which way?, ~нь anywhere, whichever way, § ~ тэнээд нрэв where have you been traipsing about?, ~ ч тэнээгүй I haven’t been traipsing about anywhere

ХААДАЙ cover to protect from the cold the rear of a camel cow which has recently calved

ХААЖ scab

XAA3 gas, хаазыг гишгэх to put one’s foot down, хаазны дөрөө accelarator pedal, ~ нэмэн хурдлах to step on it, to accelerate

XAA3JIAX to step on the gas, to accelerate

ХААЛГА 1. (~ хатавч) wooden door of a tent, ~ босгох to erect the door of the tent 2. gate, door, гүйлгээ ~ sliding door, хаалганы дуран door viewer, ~ тайлах (~ татах) to open a door, ~ тогших to knock on a door, хаалгыг хаах to shut the door 3. goal, goal-posts

ХААЛГАЧ 1. gate-keeper, door-keeper, porter 2. goalkeeper

ХААЛТ 1. close, closure, хаалтын ёслол closing ceremony, хаалтын хуралдаан closing meeting 2. parentheses, brackets, ташуу ~ slash 3. mask, амны ~ face-mask 4. barrier, агаарын ~ choke (auto.), дроселын ~ throttle (auto.), замын ~ level-crossing barrier, салхины ~ wind-break, шаврын ~ mudguard, ~ бэхлэлт (~ саад) barricade, ~ далан barrier, dam, ~ хориг defence (sport) 5. protection, cover, нарны ~ sunshade, ~ хамгаалалт guard, protection (mech.) 6. lock, сувгийн ~ canal lock, усан ~ ditch, moat, dike, усны ~ dam, dike 7. damper (stove)

ХААЛГГАЙ shut, closed, ~ дэлгүүр special shop, privilege shop

XAAH 1. emperor, Манжийн ~ the Manchu emperor, Юан улсын ~ Хувилай Khubilai the Yuan dynasty emperor, ~ ширээнд залах ёслол coronation 2. king, khan, бага хаад the minor khans or “emperors” in Mongolia after the collapse of the empire, Халхын дөрвөн ~ the four Khans of Knalkha (see also хан), Цагаан ~ the Tsar of Russia, хааны алба халаатай эзний алба ээлжтэй all good things come to an end, ~ бугуйвч “king’s bracelets”, the name of a pattern consisting of two linked rings, each with four smaller rings around its circumference, хааны даре aqua regia, ~ cyyx to ascend the throne, to reign, ~ төр барих to succeed to the throne, ~ хүү prince

XAAHA where?, ~ бол ~ л бол) anywhere, everywhere, § зуун төгрөг ~ ч хүрдэггүй a hundred turgigs go nowhere

XAAHAAC 1. where from?, from where?, whence? 2.(~ даа) how could it be?, surely not, of course not

XAAHA...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Preface
• А
• Б
• В
• Г
• Д
• Е
• Ё
• Ж
• З
• И
• Й
• К
• Л
• М
• Н
• О
• Ө
• П
• Р
• С
• Т
• У
• Ү
• Ф
• Х
• Ц
• Ч
• Ш
• Э
• Ю
• Я
• Addenda