Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
vuš. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
vuš, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
vuš in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
vuš you have here. The definition of the word
vuš will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
vuš, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Romani
Etymology
From Old Armenian վուշ (vuš, “flax”).
Noun
vuš (rare)
- flax
- (Hungary) hemp
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “վուշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 348a
- Boretzky, Norbert (2012) Studien zum Wortschatz des Romani (in German), Faber, page 226
- Miklosich, Franz (1877) Über die Mundarten und die Wanderungen der Zigeuner Europa's, number X, page 95
- Müller, Friedrich (1870) “Armeniaca III”, in Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe (in German), volume 66, number 2, page 278
- Paspati, Alexandre G. (1870) “pus, bus”, in Études sur les Tchinghianés; ou, Bohémiens de l'Empire ottoman (in French), Constantinople: Impr. A. Koroméla, page 450, deriving from Sanskrit बुस (busa, “chaff”)
- Vekerdi, József (2000) “vuš”, in Dictionary of Gypsy Dialects in Hungary, Budapest: Terebess Kiadó, page 172a