цүүц

Mongolian

Etymology

From a Proto-Mongolic word reconstructed as *sixüci, however most descendants are heavily deformed by assimilatory phenomena.

Compare Daur cuuc, Dongxiang suchi.

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰuːt͡sʰ/, [t͡sʰuːʰt͡s]

Noun

цүүц • (tsüüts) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠦᠴᠡ (čüče))

chisel

Derived terms

цүүцдэх (tsüütsdeh, “to use a chisel”)

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