ᠤᠰᠤᠨ

Middle Mongol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *usun (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.sun/
• Transliterations:
  • Old Mandarin: 兀孫

Noun

ᠤᠰᠤᠨ (usun)

1. water

Descendants

• Classical Mongolian: ᠤᠰᠤ (usu)
  • Khamnigan Mongol: усу (usu), уса (usa)
  • Mongolian:

    Mongolian script: ᠤᠰᠤ (usu)

    Cyrillic script: ус (us)

• Daur: os