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ᠪᠣᠰᠣ

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Manchu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Mongolian бөс (bös), from Middle Mongol ᠪᠥᠰ (bös), from a Turkic language.[1] The ultimate origin is Arabic بَزّ (bazz). Compare also other cognates in Tungusic, such as Jurchen 博素 (paw-su /⁠bosu⁠/), 卜素 (pu-su /⁠busu⁠/), Negidal [script needed] (bosụ), Orok бусу (busu) and Ulch büsü.[2]

Noun

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ᠪᠣᠰᠣ • (boso)

  1. cloth, fabric
Descendants
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  • → Nanai: босо (boso)
  • → Nivkh: пос (pos, “tissue, cotton”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ᠪᠣᠰᠣ • (boso)

  1. north slope (yin side) of a mountain
Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of “north slope of a mountain”): ᠠᠨᡨᡠ᠋ (antu, “south slope (yang side) of a mountain”)

References

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  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2018) “Fabrication of Turkic böz 'fabric' in Japan and Korea”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, volume 71, number 3, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, pages 263–284.
  2. ^ Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Leningrad: Nauka, page 78.
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