kūšys

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kuḱis ((female) pubic hair; vulva). Cognate with Persian کس (kos, vulva) and Latvian kūsis (pubic hair, vulva). Possibly a euphemism from the older meaning "belly", preserved in Sanskrit कुक्षि (kukṣí, belly).

Noun

kūšỹs m

  1. pubic hair
  2. vulva

References

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