Bashkir

Ус [1]

Бер ус [2] һыу

Noun

ус • ‎(us)

1. (anatomy) palm
2. handful

Declension

Mongolian

ус

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *usun. Compare Dongxiang usu.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʊs/, [o̙s]

Noun

ус • ‎(us) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠤᠰᠤ); (hidden-n declension )

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic усъ ‎(usŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ < *vǫsъ < *vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wónsum, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰsom, s-expansion of root *wendʰ- ‎(“hair, wool, beard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [us]

Noun

ус • ‎(us) m inan ‎(genitive у́са, nominative plural усы́, genitive plural усо́в)

1. (usually in the plural) moustache
2. whisker
3. feeler, antenna
4. tendril, awn

Declension

Related terms

• уса́тый ‎(usátyj)
• усач ‎(usač), у́сик ‎(úsik)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “ус”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “усы”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 293