Dolgan

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Etymology

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From earlier *quš, from Proto-Turkic *kuĺ (bird). Cognate with Turkish kuş (bird) and Kyrgyz куш (kuş, bird).

Noun

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кус (kus)

  1. duck

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kus]
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Adjective

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кус (kus) (comparative покус, superlative најкус, diminutive кусичок)

  1. short, brief
    Synonym: краток (kratok)

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Nogai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kuĺ.

Noun

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кус (kus)

  1. bird

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кус”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (piece), from *kǫsati (to bite). Cognate with Slovak kus, Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус/kus, Bulgarian къс (kǎs). According to Vasmer, perhaps also cognate with Greek κνώδων (knódon), Sanskrit खादति (khādati).

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кус (kusm inan (genitive ку́са, nominative plural кусы́, genitive plural кусо́в)

  1. piece, bit, morsel

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

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ку̑с m (Latin spelling kȗs)

  1. piece, part

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ку̑с (Latin spelling kȗs, definite ку̑сӣ)

  1. tailless
  2. too short
  3. incomplete

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Yakut

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Etymology

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From earlier *quš, from Proto-Turkic *kuĺ (bird).

Noun

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кус (kus)

  1. duck