давс

Mongolian

Alternative forms

ᠳᠠᠪᠣᠰᠣ (daboso)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *dabu-su. Compare Kalmyk давсн (davsn) and Buryat дабһан (dabhan).

Also possibly related to Proto-Turkic *dūŕ (“salt”) (cf. Chuvash тӑвар (tăvar), Yakut туус (tuus), Turkish tuz), and Evenki турукэ (turukə).

Noun

давс • (davs) (Mongolian spelling ᠳᠠᠪᠣᠰᠣ (daboso))

salt

Derived terms

давсалсан (davsalsan)

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