авс

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠠᠪᠰᠠ
(absa)
авс
(avs)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin capsa (“box”) via Classical Syriac ܩܦܣܐ (qap̄sā) and Turkic (compare Karakhanid خَفْسٖی (xafsī, “a small box”)). Cognate with Daur abs (“coffin”), perhaps also Evenki авса (awsa, “bag”), Orok хапсав (xapsaw, “bag, case for needlework”).

Noun

авс • (avs); (hidden-n declension)

  1. coffin, casket
Declension

See also

Noun

авс • (avs)

  1. Alternative form of өвс (övs, “grass, hay”)
Declension
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