Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
тоҥус. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
тоҥус, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
тоҥус in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
тоҥус you have here. The definition of the word
тоҥус will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
тоҥус, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Common Turkic *toŋuz, Proto-Turkic *toŋuŕ (“pig”). Cognate with Kazakh доңыз (doñyz), Kyrgyz доңуз (doŋuz), Crimean Tatar domuz, Karachay-Balkar тонгуз (toñuz), Kumyk донгуз (doñuz), Bashkir дуңғыҙ (duñğıź), Tatar дуңгыз (duñgız), Azerbaijani donuz, Turkish domuz, Turkmen doňuz, Uzbek toʻngiʻz, Uyghur توڭگۇز (tongguz), etc.
Noun
тоҥус • (toŋus)
- pig
See also
- тонус (tonus, “boar, male pig”)
References
Gürsoy Naskali, Emine M. Duran, editor (1999), “page:181”, in altayca Türkçe Sözlük [Altai-Turkish Dictionary], Ankara, →ISBN
V. verbickij, editor (1884), “page:364”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN