бөс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠪᠥᠰ (bös), from a Turkic language.[1] Compare Old Uyghur 𐽼𐽳𐽴 (böz), Karakhanid بُوزْ (bȫz), Uyghur بۆز (böz), Turkmen biz, Ottoman Turkish بز, Turkish bez and Chuvash пир (pir). The ultimate origin is Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos).

Pronunciation

Noun

бөс • (bös) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠰ (bös))

  1. cloth
  2. fabric, textile
  3. cotton

Derived terms

  • → Manchu: ᠪᠣᠰᠣ (boso)

References

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2018) “Fabrication of Turkic böz 'fabric' in Japan and Korea”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, volume 71, number 3, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, pages 263–284.

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