усн

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Written Oirat ᡇᠰᡇᠨ (usun), from Proto-Mongolic *usu-n. Cognate with Buryat уһан (uhan), Mongolian усан (usan, oblique form).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uˈsən/, [uˈsn̩]
Hyphenation: у‧сн

Noun

усн • (usn) (Clear script spelling ᡇᠰᡇᠨ (usun))

water
ус уух ― us uux ― to drink water

ус теех ― us teex ― to give birth (to)
- 1989, Бембин Тимофей, Көк теңгсин көвәһәр, volume 2, Элст: Хальмг дегтр һарһач, page 59:
  Ардаһарнь усн орҗ йовна гидг эн!
  Ardağarnʹ usn orj yovna gidg en!
  The water is coming from behind!
- 1963, Эрнҗәнә Константин, Һалан хадһл, volume 1, Элст: Хальмг госиздат, page 136:
  Барун өмн күрә тус бәәсн шатта худгин өөр хойр далһа суулһта усн мелмлзәд бәәнә.
  Barun ömn kürä tus bääsn şatta xudgin öör xoyr dalğa suulğta usn melmlzäd bäänä.
  Near a framed well opposite to the western monastery, water inside two buckets is shining.
- 1980, Эрнҗәнә Константин, Цецн булг, Элст: Хальмг дегтр һарһач, page 41:
  Уньд кесн модд ац уга һо болх йоста. Уньд һо болхла герин урһц өндр, шовһр бәәдл һарна. Тиим болхла деерәс орсн цасн, хурин усн һооҗхд чигн сән болна.
  Unʹd kesn modd ats uga ğo bolx yosta. Unʹd ğo bolxla gerin urğts öndr, şovğr bäädl ğarna. Tiim bolxla deeräs orsn tsasn, xurin usn ğoojxd çign sän bolna.
  The poles must be flat and straight. This way, the yurt has a beautiful, slender appearance. Thanks to that, snow and water do not linger on it, rolling down.
Indicates fluency in a language; fluent
хальмг келнь усн ― xalʹmg kelnʹ usn ― fluent in Kalmyk

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

мөңгн усн (möñgn usn, “mercury”, literally “silver water”)

References

I. K. Ilichkine, B. D. Mouniev, V. D. Basmaïeva, Petit Dictionnaire russe-kalmouk, Kalmytskoe knijnoe izdatel’stvo, Elista, 2002
A. Pozdneev (1911) “усн”, in Калмыцко-русскій словарь [Kalmyk-Russian dictionary], Saint-Petersburg: Типографія императорской академіи наук, page 48