هوش

See also: هوس and هَوُسَ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian هوش (huš), a variant of توسکا (tuskâ, birch), which probably derives from a Mongolic source; compare modern Mongolian хус (xus, birch).

Noun

هوش • (hoş or huş)

  1. birch, any of various trees in the genus Betula
    Synonym: آق آغاج (ak ağac)
Descendants
  • Turkish: huş

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian هوش (huš, intellect).

Noun

هوش • (huş)

  1. reason, common sense, consciousness
    Synonyms: ادراك (idrak), اوص (us), شعور (şuûr), عقل (akl)
Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 3

From Arabic هَوْش (hawš).

Noun

هوش • (hevş)

  1. multitude, myriad, a great amount of something

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭱 (ōš), from Proto-Iranian *HušíH ((two) ears; understanding), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. Compare Northern Kurdish hiş.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hōš
Dari reading? hōš
Iranian reading? huš
Tajik reading? hüš

Noun

هوش • (huš)

Dari هوش
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳӯш
  1. intellect
  2. intelligence
  3. understanding
Derived terms

Noun

هوش • (huš)

  1. Alternative form of توسکا (tuskâ)
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