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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *sūša, from earlier *sūsa, from Proto-Indo-European *suHsos (compare Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, “parturient woman”)), variant of *suHnús (compare English son). Compare also the related Romanian ghiuj.
Pronunciation
Noun
gjysh m (plural gjyshër or gjysha, definite gjyshi, definite plural gjyshërit or gjyshat)
- grandfather
- (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly man
- (religion) head of a group of Bektashi congregations
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