गेसू

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian گیسو (gesū). Doublet of केश (keś) and केस (kes).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡeː.suː/
  • Hyphenation: गे‧सू
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun[edit]

गेसू (gesūm (Urdu spelling گیسُو)

  1. a lock of hair
    Synonyms: ज़ुल्फ़ (zulf), लट (laṭ)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गेसू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 275
  • गेसू”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.