گیس

See also: كيس‎, کیش‎, and گئس‎

Persian

Alternative forms

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

Noun

گیس • (gês) (plural گیس‌ها‎ (gês-hâ))

  1. long hair (of a woman)
  2. ringlet of hair, a forelock, a sidelock, curl
  3. plait, braid

Synonyms

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

Borrowed from English gas.

Pronunciation

Noun

گیس • (ges) m (Hindi spelling गैस)

  1. gas, petrol
    Synonym: پیٹرول‎ (peṭrol)
  2. fart

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu گیس‎ (geys).

Noun

گیس (ges)

  1. gas, petrol
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