xos

xos

Ahtna

Etymology

Compare Navajo hosh (“thorn”)

Noun

xos

  1. thorn

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 224

Asturian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃos/ [ˈʃos]
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: xos

Noun

xos m (plural xos)

  1. (mining) lever used to move weights
    Synonyms: palanca, alzapremiu, (mining) lleva

Further reading

  • “xos”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “xos”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Borrowed from English horse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɔs/, /χɔs/

Noun

xos

  1. horse

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 598

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ). Compare Turkish has.

Adjective

xos (comparative xosroq, superlative eng xos)

  1. particular, unique, special
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