бөөс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *böxesün, perhaps from or otherwise related to Proto-Turkic *bȫg (“wolf-spider”).

Compare Dongxiang bosun, Bashkir бөйө (böyö).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːs/

Noun

бөөс • (böös) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠰᠦ (bögesü)); (hidden-n declension)

1. louse

Derived terms

• бөөстөх (bööstöx, “to be infested with lice”)