Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *köküŕ (“middle of the back”).
көҕүс • (köğüs)
- (anatomy) back, spine
- көхсүгүн көрдөр ― köqsügün kördör ― to leave someone (literally, “to show one's back”)
- Synonym: сис (sis, “spine”)
- See synonyms at арҕаа (arğaa).
Etymology 2[edit]
көҕүс • (köğüs)
- reciprocal-cooperative form of көҕүй (köğüy, “to imitate”): “to imitate each other”.