шүүс
Mongolian
Etymology
From Middle Mongolian ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠰᠦ (sigüsü, “food, provisions”), from Proto-Mongolic *sixüsün. Compare East Yugur shiisin (“urine”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /ʃuːs/, [ʃuːs]
Noun
шүүс • (šüüs) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠰᠦ (sigüsü)); (hidden-n declension )
- juice
- Synonym: шим (šim)
- sauce, gravy
- Synonym: сүмс (süms)
- sap
- pus, blood (from a wound, ulcer)
- Synonyms: идээ бээр (idee beer), цус (tsus)
- (honorific) dressed sheep carcass served on special occasions (weddings, ...)
Derived terms
- шүүслэг (šüüsleg, “juicy”)
- шүүслэх (šüüsleh, “to juice, to season, to honor with a meal, to punish”)
- шүүсэрхэг (šüüserheg, “overflowing with juice”)
Related terms
- шүүдэр (šüüder, “dew”)
See also
- ундаа (undaa, “drink, beverage”)
- идээ (idee, “meal”)