ӧксӱс

Southern Altai

Etymology

From ӧк (ök) +‎ -сӱс (-süs), from Proto-Turkic *ȫgsiŕ (“orphan, motherless child”). Compare to Turkish öksüz, Kumyk оьксюз (öksüz), etc.

Noun

ӧксӱс • (öksüs)

1. orphan

Synonyms

• ӧскӱс (ösküs) < *öksüs.

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ӧксӱс”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

“ӧксӱс”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN