хус

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Buryat хуһа (xuha), Kalmyk хусм (xusm).

Noun

хус • (xus) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠰ‍ᠤ (qus‍u)); (hidden-n declension)

1. birch

See also

• үйс (üjs, “birchbark”)

Northern Mansi

Northern Mansi numbers ^(edit)

		200
←  10	←  19	20	21  →	30  →
		2[a], [b]
Cardinal: хус (hus)     Ordinal: хусыт (husyt)     A.o.: хусыттыг (husyttyg)     Adverbial: хуспис (huspis)     Multiplier: хусписыӈ (huspisyň)     Distributive: хусыл (husyl)

Alternative forms

• хӯс (hūs)

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kuśɜ. Cognates with Hungarian húsz and Northern Khanty хөс (høs).

Numeral

хус (hus)

1. twenty

References

• Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “хус”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-.

Adjective

хус • (xus)

1. dry