jasy

See also: Jasy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from jersey (“flax prepared in a certain manner, from which common wigs were formerly made”).

Noun

jasy (plural jasies)

  1. (historical) A woman's hairpiece.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jatʃɨ, from Proto-Tupian **watɨ (“moon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaˈsɨ/, [jaˈsɨ]

Noun

jasy

  1. moon
  2. satellite
  3. month
  4. menstruation

Derived terms

References

  • Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “jasy”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 35, column 1
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