өөш

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

MongolianCyrillic
ᠥᠭᠡᠰᠢ
(ögesi)
өөш
(ööš)

Cognate with Kalmyk өөш (ööş), perhaps further related to Manchu ᠸᡝᡧᡝᠨ (wešen), ᠌ᠸᡝᠰᡝᠨ (wesen, snare).

Noun

өөш • (ööš)

  1. fishnet, bird net
  2. bait; lure
  3. (figurative) bribe
Derived terms
  • шоо өөш (šoo ööš)

Etymology 2

MongolianCyrillic
ᠥᠥᠰᠢ
(öösi)
өөш
(ööš)

Interjection

өөш • (ööš)

  1. Expresses a warning tone.

Further reading

  • өөш 1”, өөш 3”, in Монгол хэлний их тайлбар толь [Dictionary of the Mongolian Language] (in Mongolian), Institute of Linguistics of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2016–present
  • Большой академический монгольско–русский словарь в четырех томах [Great Academic Mongolian–Russian Dictionary in four volumes] (in Russian), Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences & Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001
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