quysshyn

quysshyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• coschyn, cossyn, coysshyn, cuȝshen, cuschen, cushin, cusshen, cusshon, cusshyn, cuyschun, kusshin, quesson, quesshon, quessyhon, quischin, quissin, quyschon, quyssen, quysson, qwhyssyn, qwyschyn, qwyssyn, whyssyn

Etymology

From Old French coissin, cuissin, cussin, coussin, from Vulgar Latin coxīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwiˈʃiːn/, /kuˈʃiːn/, /-siːn/
• (with stress retraction) IPA^(key): /ˈkwiʃin/, /ˈkuʃin/, /-sin/, /-un/

Noun

quysshyn (plural quysshyns)

1. A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow.
2. (rare) The hind portion of a cow as meat.
3. (rare) A drinking bowl.

Descendants

• English: cushion
  • → Cantonese: 咕𠱸 (ku1 seon2), 箍臣
  • → Irish: cúisín
  • → Japanese: クッション (kusshon)
  • → Korean: 쿠션 (kusyeon)
  • → Maori: kuihana
• Scots: cushin

References

• “quishin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-14.