уушги

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Mongolian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *axuskï (lungs).

Perhaps distantly related to Proto-Turkic *öpke. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Compare Buryat уушхан (uušxan), Kalmyk оошк (ooşk), Daur aurky, Dongxiang ushighei (heart), Bashkir үпкә (üpkə) and Manchu ᡠᡶᡠᡥᡠ (ufuhu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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уушги (uušgi) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠭᠤᠰᠬᠢ (aɣuski))

  1. lungs