كشیش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کشیش (kašiš, priest), which derives from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Noun

كشیش • (keşiş)

  1. (Christianity) priest, a religious clergyman who is trained to perform services at a church
    Synonym: پاپاس (papas)
  2. (Christianity) monk, a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service
    Synonyms: ابیل (ebil), راهب (rahib)

Derived terms

  • كشیش طاغی (keşiş dağı, Mount Olympus)
  • كشیشخانه (keşişhane, monastery)
  • كشیشلك (keşişlik, priesthood)

Descendants

  • Turkish: keşiş
  • Armenian: Քեշիշյան (Kʻešišyan)
  • Bulgarian: кеши́ш (kešíš), кеши́шин (kešíšin), Кеши́шев (Kešíšev)
  • Georgian: ქეშიში (kešiši) Chveneburi
  • Greek: Κεσίσογλου (Kesísoglou)
  • Laz: ქეშიში (keşişi)
  • Serbo-Croatian: kèšīš, кѐшӣш

Further reading

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