kyis

See also: Kyis

Norman

Alternative forms

• tchusse (continental Normandy)
• tchiêsse, tchuisse (Jersey)
• tchiesse (Guernsey)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French cuisse, quisse, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin thigh, from Latin coxa (“hip”).

Noun

kyis f

1. (Sark, anatomy) thigh