уушги
Mongolian
Alternative forms
- уушиг (uušig)
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *axuskï (“lungs”).
Perhaps distantly related to Proto-Turkic *öpke. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Compare Buryat уушхан (uušxan), Kalmyk оошк (ooşk), Daur aurky, Dongxiang ushighei (“heart”), Bashkir үпкә (üpkə) and Manchu ᡠᡶᡠᡥᡠ (ufuhu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊːʃəɡʲ/
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