хъис

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• гъес (ǧes) (Digor)

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian գէս (gēs), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

хъис • (qis)

1. (Iron) bristle
2. (Iron) string

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “хъис”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir