منكوش

See also: منگوش

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ك ش
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈkuːʃ/, [maŋˈkuːʃ], [manˈkuːʃ]

Adjective

منكوش • (mankūš) (feminine منكوشة (mankūša), masculine plural منكوشين (mankūšīn), feminine plural منكوشات (mankūšāt))

  1. unkempt, scruffy

See also

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian منگوش (mangūš).

Noun

منگوش • (mengüş)

  1. earring

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Turkish: mengüş, mengüç
  • Bulgarian: мингу́ш (mingúš)
  • Serbo-Croatian: minđuša, mìnđuha