gjysh

== Albanian == === Etymology === 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. Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *źýśii̯a-, from older *sū́sii̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *súHsii̯o- (“progenitor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟyʃ/ === Noun === gjysh m (plural gjyshër or gjysha, definite gjyshi, definite plural gjyshërit or gjyshat) grandfather Synonyms: babagjysh, tatëlosh, tatëgjysh, tatëmadh (colloquial) honorific term for an elderly man (religion) head of a group of Bektashi congregations ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “gjysh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006