Etymology[edit]
Reflexive-passive form of хостоо (qostoo, “to remove, to extract, to mine”).
хостон • (qoston)
- (intransitive) to be removed, to be extracted
- (mining) to be mined
- таас чох хостонор ― taas coq qostonor ― coal is being mined
- хостонор баай ― qostonor baay ― mined wealth, wealth that is being mined
