цүүц
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Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a Proto-Mongolic word reconstructed as *sixüci, however most descendants are heavily deformed by assimilatory phenomena.
Compare Daur cuuc, Dongxiang suchi.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /t͡sʰuːt͡sʰ/, [t͡sʰuːʰt͡s]
Noun
[edit]цүүц • (cüüc) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠦᠴᠡ (čüče))
Derived terms
[edit]- цүүцдэх (cüücdex, “to use a chisel”)