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Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *böxesün, perhaps from or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *bȫg (“wolf-spider”).
Compare Dongxiang bosun, Bashkir бөйө (böyö).
Pronunciation
Noun
бөөс • (böös) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠰᠦ (bögesü)); (hidden-n declension)
- louse
Derived terms
- бөөстөх (bööstöx, “to be infested with lice”)