Southern Altai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *bogaŕ (pregnant). Compare to Kyrgyz бооз (booz, pregnant), Yakut буос (buos), etc.

Noun

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боос (boos)

  1. pregnant

Adjective

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боос (boos)

  1. pregnant

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *boguŕ (throat). Cognate with Kyrgyz богуз (boguz), Azerbaijani boğaz and Tatar бугаз (buğaz).

Noun

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боос (boos)

  1. throat

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “боос”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura