уушги

Mongolian

Alternative forms

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/

Noun

уушги • (uušgi) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠭᠤᠰᠬᠢ (aɣuski))

  1. lungs
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