Tush
English
Etymology
From Georgian თუშ (tuš-), the root of თუშეთი (tušeti, “Tusheti”) and თუშები (tušebi, “Tushetian”).
Noun
Tush (uncountable)
- Synonym of Tushetian, the people of Tusheti in northeastern Georgia.
- The Georgian dialect spoken by the Tushetians.
- (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.
- 1879, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. X, "Georgia", p. 434:
Derived terms
- Chagma-Tush, Tsova-Tush, Tushine
Anagrams
- Hust, STHU, huts, shut, thus