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Mongolian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Kalmyk өөш (ööş), perhaps further related to Manchu ᠸᡝᡧᡝᠨ (wešen), ᠌ᠸᡝᠰᡝᠨ (wesen, “snare”).
Noun
өөш • (ööš)
- fishnet, bird net
- bait; lure
- (figurative) bribe
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Interjection
өөш • (ööš)
- Expresses a warning tone.
Further reading
- “өөш 1”, “өөш 3”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
- Большой академический монгольско–русский словарь в четырех томах [Great Academic Mongolian–Russian Dictionary in four volumes] (in Russian), Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences & Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001