авс

Mongolian

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /aws/, [afs]

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin capsa (“box”) via Classical Syriac ܩܦܣܐ‎ (qap̄sā) and Turkic (compare Karakhanid خَفْسٖی‎ (xafsī, “a small box”)).

Cognate with Daur abs (“coffin”), perhaps also Evenki авса (awsa, “bag”), Orok [Term?] (xapsaw, “bag, case for needlework”).

Noun

авс • (avs) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠪᠰᠠ (absa)); (hidden-n declension )

coffin, casket

See also

булш (bulš, “tomb”)

Etymology 2

Noun

авс • (avs)

Alternative form of өвс (övs, “grass, hay”)

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