тоос

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *toxusun, compare Buryat тооһон (toohon), Kalmyk тоосн (toosn).

Noun

тоос • (toos) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠰᠤ (toɣusu))

1. dust

Derived terms

• тоос сорогч (toos sorogč, “vacuum cleaner”)

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tōzan.

Noun

тоос • (toos)

1. dust

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “тоос”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ [Northern Altai Dialect of Altai Language - Black Tatar Dialect (Tuba-Kiži), Grammatical text and dictionary], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 156