Tush

English

Etymology

From Georgian თუშ (tuš-), the root of თუშეთი (tušeti, “Tusheti”) and თუშები (tušebi, “Tushetian”).

Noun

Tush (uncountable)

1. Synonym of Tushetian, the people of Tusheti in northeastern Georgia.
2. The Georgian dialect spoken by the Tushetians.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of Bats, the Nakh dialect spoken by the Tushetians.
   • 1879, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. X, "Georgia", p. 434:

     The Tush or Mosok appears to be fundamentally a Kistian or Tchetchenz idiom affected by Georgian influences.

Derived terms

• Chagma-Tush, Tsova-Tush, Tushine

Anagrams

• thus, Hust, huts, Thus, shut, STHU