gjysh

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *sūša, from earlier *sūsa, from Proto-Indo-European *suHsos (compare Sanskrit सूषा (sūṣā́, “parturient woman”)), variant of *suHnús (compare English son). Compare also the related Romanian ghiuj.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gjysh m (indefinite plural gjyshër or gjysha, definite singular gjyshi, definite plural gjyshërit or gjyshat)

  1. grandfather
  2. (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly man
  3. (religion) head of a group of Bektashi congregations

Derived terms[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=gjysh&oldid=57766983"