ою

Etymology
From Old Turkic verb oj- ("to chisel"; "to make a deepening"), from

The nominal and verbal meanings o:j ~ o:j- are correlative with each other within known limits.

The central meanings of o:j include:
 * 1) hollow, depression, pothole, ravine
 * 2) valley, immutability

The central meanings of the verb o:j- are somewhat richer than the nominal meanings and are grouped into the following:
 * 1) to make an excavation, deepening; to deepen, to dig up, to excavate.
 * 2) to cut, engrave
 * 3) to cut through, cut a hole; to drill; to pierce.

All groups are genetically unified and should be considered as parts of a whole.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) ornament, decoration, pattern, carving, embossing, inlaying

Verb

 * 1) to gouge out; hollow out; cut through
 * 2) to etch, carve, engrave