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guz

/ɡʌz/

guz noun: a unit of length used in parts of Asia, ranging from 24 to 41 inches and historically used for measuring textiles, comparable to the English yard.

Noun

guz (plural guzes or guz or guzzes)

  1. A unit of length used in parts of Asia, ranging from 24 to 41 inches and historically used for measuring textiles, comparable to the English yard.
    Synonyms:
    gudge, Mughal yard

Proper noun capitalized: Guz

Guz

  1. A surname.

guz meaning in Hindi and Gujarati

guz in Hindi

guz, gudge
गज़ gaz

guz in Gujarati

guz
ગજ gaj

Synonyms of guz

Forms of guz

Noun
pluralguzes
pluralguz
pluralguzzes
alternative transliterationgaz
alternative form (obsolete)guzz
Proper noun
alternative formHuz

Origin of guz

From Hindi गज़ (gaz) and Urdu گز (gaz), from Classical Persian گز (gaz). Doublet of gudge.

From Polish Guz, Russian Гузь (Guzʹ), Ukrainian Гузь (Huzʹ), and Belarusian [Term?].

Words formed from guz

Questions about guz

What does guz mean?
Guz means a unit of length used in parts of Asia, ranging from 24 to 41 inches and historically used for measuring textiles, comparable to the English yard.
What is guz in Hindi?
Guz in Hindi is गज़ (gaz). See Guz meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is guz?
Guz can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce guz?
Guz is pronounced /ɡʌz/.
What is the plural of guz?
The plural of guz is guzes.

Words near guz in the dictionary

  1. Guyuk
  2. Guyula
  3. guyver
  4. guywire
  5. guywires
  6. guz
  7. Guza
  8. Guzarat
  9. Guzarati
  10. Guzarats
  11. Guzas

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: guz (page history and authors); Guz (page history and authors); गज़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); ગજ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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