нус

See also: ну-с and hyc

Avar

Etymology 1

Akin to Chechen нус (nus), Mingrelian ნოსა (nosa), Adyghe нысэ (nəsɛ).

Noun

нус • (nus)

1. daughter-in-law

Alternative forms

• нусай (nusaj) — Antsukh, Zaqatala, Kusur
• нуш (nuš) — Batlukh

Etymology 2

Noun

нус • (nus)

1. knife

Chechen

Noun

нус • (nus) ?

1. daughter-in-law

Related terms

• нуц (nuc, “son-in-law”)

Ingush

Noun

нус • (nus) ?

1. daughter-in-law

Related terms

• найц (najc, “son-in-law”)

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *nïsun, equivalent to *nï- +‎ -с (-s). Related to other secretion related words such as нийх (niix, “to blow nose”), нян (njan, “germ”) and нулимах (nulimax, “to spit”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /nʊs/, [no̙s]

Noun

нус • (nus) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠰᠤ (nisu)); (hidden-n declension)

1. snot