бөс

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Mongolian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Mongol ᠪᠥᠰ (bös), from a Turkic language.[1] Compare Old Turkic 𐰋𐰕 (böz), Karakhanid بُوزْ (bȫz), Uyghur بۆز (böz), Turkmen biz, Ottoman Turkish بز, Turkish bez and Chuvash пир (pir). The ultimate origin is Arabic بَزّ (bazz).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

бөс • (bös) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠥᠰ (bös))

  1. cloth
  2. fabric, textile
  3. cotton

Derived terms[edit]

  • → Manchu: ᠪᠣᠰᠣ (boso)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2018) “Fabrication of Turkic böz 'fabric' in Japan and Korea”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, volume 71, number 3, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, pages 263–284.

Further reading[edit]

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