گیس
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Persian
Alternative forms
- گیسو (gêsu)
Etymology
From Middle Persian gys (gēs, “curl, locks”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káyćas ~ *gáyćas, of unknown source, likely a borrowing from the the BMAC substrate. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian gyswg (gēsūg). Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬎 (gaēsu, “curls”), Sanskrit केश (keśa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gēs |
| Dari reading? | gēs |
| Iranian reading? | gis |
| Tajik reading? | ges |
Noun
گیس • (gês) (plural گیسها (gês-hâ))
Synonyms
- مو (mu)
Derived terms
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “گیس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gēs”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡɛːs/
Noun
گَیس • (gais) m (Hindi spelling गैस)
Ushojo
Etymology
Noun
گیس (ges)