गेसू
See also: गसा, गसु, गिसा, गैस, and गौस्
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گیسو (gesū). Doublet of केश (keś) and केस (kes).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡeː.suː/, [ɡeː.s̪uː]
- Hyphenation: गे‧सू
- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
गेसू • (gesū) m (Urdu spelling گیسُو)
- a lock of hair
- Synonyms: ज़ुल्फ़ (zulf), लट (laṭ)
Declension
Declension of गेसू (masc ū-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गेसू gesū | गेसू gesū |
| oblique | गेसू gesū | गेसुओं gesuõ |
| vocative | गेसू gesū | गेसुओ gesuo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गेसू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 275
- “गेसू”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2022.