бөөс

Mongolian

/poːs/

noun
Definitions
  • louse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *böxesün derived from Proto-Turkic *bȫg (insect, wolf-spider, a kind of spider, tarantula).

Origin

Proto-Turkic

*bȫg

Gloss

insect, wolf-spider, a kind of spider, tarantula

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

虫, 昆

Emoji
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