whisht

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (British, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, especially) Shush, silence, be quiet!
2. A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

Synoniemen

hush

Vertalingen

fısıltı

susmak

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: qwyst

In summary

From Middle English qwyst, whisht, whist, imitative, though perhaps influenced by other verbs in wh- used in the imperative or by hust (adjective).