Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *böxesün, perhaps from or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *bȫg (wolf-spider).

Compare Dongxiang bosun, Bashkir бөйө (böyö).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бөөс (böös) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠰᠦ (bögesü)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. louse

Derived terms edit