Tush en · NOUN
Etymology
From Georgian თუშ (tuš-), the root of თუშეთი (tušeti, “Tusheti”) and თუშები (tušebi, “Tushetian”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Synonym of Tushetian, the people of Tusheti in northeastern Georgia.
- (uncountable) The Georgian dialect spoken by the Tushetians.
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(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of Bats, the Nakh dialect spoken by the Tushetians.
The Tush or Mosok appears to be fundamentally a Kistian or Tchetchenz idiom affected by Georgian influences.
1879, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. X, "Georgia", p. 434
Deriveds
Tushine · Chagma-Tush · Tsova-Tush