бөөс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *böxesün, perhaps from or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *bȫg (“wolf-spider”).

Compare Dongxiang bosun, Bashkir бөйө (böyö).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poːs/

Noun

бөөс • (böös) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠰᠦ (bögesü)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. louse

Derived terms
  • бөөстөх (bööstöx, “to be infested with lice”)
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