კუსი

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʼusi/
• Hyphenation: კუ‧სი

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian կոյս (koys), oblique stem կուս- (kus-).

Alternative forms

• ყუსი (q̇usi)

Noun

კუსი • (ḳusi) (plural კუსები)

1. (obsolete) virgin; nun

See also

• მონაზონი (monazoni)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973) “կոյս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 630a

Etymology 2

Noun

კუსი • (ḳusi) (plural კუსები)

1. (dated) cheese

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “კუსი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press