уушги

Mongolian

Alternative forms

• уушиг (uušig)

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