уушги

Mongolian

Alternative forms

уушиг (uušig)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *axuskï (“lungs”), perhaps distantly related to Proto-Turkic *öpke.

Compare Daur aurky, Dongxiang ushighei (“heart”), Bashkir үпкә (üpkä) and Manchu ᡠᡶᡠᡥᡠ (ufuhu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʊːʃəɡʲ/

Noun

уушги • (uušgi) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠭᠤᠰᠬᠢ (aɣusqi))

lungs

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