өвчүү
Mongolian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mongolic *ebcexün (“breastbone”) with irregular palatalization, likely due to the raising of second -e- into -i- (as reflected on the Mongolian script). Compare Dongxiang echen.
Noun edit
өвчүү • (övčüü) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠪᠴᠢᠭᠦᠦ (ebčigüü)); (hidden-n declension)