золгох

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *jolga- (“to meet, to visit”), likely from Proto-Turkic *yoluk-.

Compare Mongghul joolgha, Turkish yolukmak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɔɮɢəx/

Verb

золгох • (zolgox) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠣᠯᠭᠠᠬᠤ (ǰolɣaqu))

1. to meet, to encounter

   Synonyms: уулзах (uulzax), учрах (učrax)

2. to greet

   Synonym: мэндлэх (mendlex)

3. to perform the traditional New Year greeting; to perform Zolgokh
4. (wrestling) to enter a grapple

See also

• Цагаан сар (Cagaan sar, “Mongolian New Year”)