qaz
Definition of qaz
goose
Other forms
gas, xaz
Etymology
from PIE *ghans-,
Sanskrit hamsah/hansi "goose, swan",
Proto-Germanic *gans- "goose",
Greek khēn,
Latin anser,
Old Frisian gos,
Old Norse gas,
Old High German gans,
German gans "goose",
Old English gos "a goose",
Polish gęś "goose",
Lithuanian žąsis "goose",
Old Irish geiss "swan".
It also exists as a loan word in
Turkish; kaz.
Updated on September 21, 2025