өөш

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɵːɕ/
• Syllabification: өөш (1 syllable)

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠥᠭᠡᠰᠢ (ögesi)	өөш (ööš)

Cognate with Kalmyk өөш (ööş), perhaps further related to Manchu ᠸᡝᡧᡝᠨ (wešen), ᠌ᠸᡝᠰᡝᠨ (wesen, “snare”).

Noun

өөш • (ööš)

1. fishnet, bird net
2. bait; lure
3. (figurative) bribe

Derived terms

• шоо өөш (šoo ööš)

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠥᠥᠰᠢ (öösi)	өөш (ööš)

Interjection

өөш • (ööš)

1. Expresses a warning tone.

Further reading

• “өөш 1”, “өөш 3”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
• Большой академический монгольско–русский словарь в четырех томах [Great Academic Mongolian–Russian Dictionary in four volumes] (in Russian), Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences & Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001