Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From ӧк (ök) +‎ -сӱс (-süs), from Proto-Turkic *ȫgsiŕ (orphan, motherless child). Compare to Turkish öksüz, Kumyk оьксюз (öksüz), etc.

Noun edit

ӧксӱс (öksüs)

  1. orphan

Synonyms edit

References edit

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ӧксӱс”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

ӧксӱс”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN