өвчүү

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ebčexün (“breastbone”) with irregular palatalization, likely due to the raising of second -e- into -i- (as reflected on the Mongolian script). Compare Dongxiang echen.

Noun

өвчүү • (övčüü) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠪᠴᠢᠭᠦᠦ (ebčigüü)); (hidden-n declension)

1. breastbone, sternum

See also

• цээж (ceež, “chest”)