шүүс
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Mongol ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠰᠦ (sigüsü, “food, provisions”), from Proto-Mongolic *sixüsün. Compare East Yugur shiisin (“urine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃuːs/, [ʃuːs]
Noun edit
шүүс • (šüüs) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠰᠦ (sigüsü)); (hidden-n declension)
- juice
- Synonym: шим (šim)
- sauce, gravy
- Synonym: сүмс (süms)
- sap
- pus, blood (from a wound, ulcer)
- (honorific) dressed sheep carcass served on special occasions (weddings, ...)
Derived terms edit
- шүүслэг (šüüsleg, “juicy”)
- шүүслэх (šüüslex, “to juice, to season, to honor with a meal, to punish”)
- шүүсэрхэг (šüüserxeg, “overflowing with juice”)