zīst

Etymology
The traditional approach derives this word from an earlier, from , from , from the reduced form , of , whence also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. In this case, the original meaning would have been related to “cheek, jaw,” from which “to suckle.” A more recent theory suggests a connection between and 🇨🇬 (< ), both presumably from 🇨🇬. In either case, cognates include 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to suck, to suckle to press a female nipple with one's lips and tongue, so that it produces milk; to drink the milk so produced
 * 2) to suck, to suckle to take something into one's mouth and make sucking movements
 * 3)  to smoke (a pipe, a cigarette, etc.) slowly
 * 1) to suck, to suckle to take something into one's mouth and make sucking movements
 * 2)  to smoke (a pipe, a cigarette, etc.) slowly
 * 1) to suck, to suckle to take something into one's mouth and make sucking movements
 * 2)  to smoke (a pipe, a cigarette, etc.) slowly
 * 1)  to smoke (a pipe, a cigarette, etc.) slowly
 * 1)  to smoke (a pipe, a cigarette, etc.) slowly
 * 1)  to smoke (a pipe, a cigarette, etc.) slowly

Derived terms

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