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нус

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See also: ну-с and hyc

Avar

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Etymology 1

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Akin to Chechen нус (nus), Mingrelian ნოსა (nosa), Adyghe нысэ (nəsɛ).

Noun

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нус (nus)

  1. daughter-in-law
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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нус (nus)

  1. knife

Chechen

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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нус (nus?

  1. daughter-in-law
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  • нуц (nuc, son-in-law)

Ingush

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Noun

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нус (nus?

  1. daughter-in-law
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Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *nïsun, equivalent to *nï- +‎ (-s). Related to other secretion related words such as нийх (niix, to blow nose), нян (njan, germ) and нулимах (nulimax, to spit).

Pronunciation

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(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /nʊs/, [no̙s]

Noun

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нус (nus) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠢᠰᠤ (nisu)); (hidden-n declension)

  1. snot