Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭱 ‎(gōš), from Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐏁 ‎(gauša-, “ear”), from Proto-Iranian *gauš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?]. Cognate with Sanskrit घोष ‎(ghoṣa), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 ‎(gaoša-), Baluchi گوش ‎(goš), Kurdish guh, Ossetian хъус ‎(qus) / гъос ‎(ǧos), Old Armenian գոյշ ‎(goyš) (a loanword), etc. Relations outside Indo-Iranian are doubtful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɵʃ/