کس
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian AYŠ (kas, “person, somebody”).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [kʲæs]
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *kuḱis (“(female) pubic hair; vulva”). Cognate with Lithuanian kūšỹs (“pubic hair, vulva”) and Latvian kūsis (“public hair, vulva”). Possibly an euphemism from the older meaning "belly", preserved in Sanskrit कुक्षि (kukṣí, “belly”).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [kʰos]
Noun
کس • (kos) (plural کسها (kos-hâ))
References
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 507
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