کشیش

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?], from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ʃíːʃ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.ʃíːʃ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.ʃíʃ]

Readings
Classical reading? kašīš
Dari reading? kašīš
Iranian reading? kašiš
Tajik reading? kašiš

Noun

Dari کشیش
Iranian Persian
Tajik кашиш

کشیش • (kašiš) (plural کشیش‌ها (kašiš-hâ) or کشیشان (kašišân))

  1. priest (including Christian priests)
    کشیش ارمنیkašiš-e armaniArmenian priest
    کشیش بوداییkašiš-e budâyiBuddhist priest

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: كشیش (keşiş)
    • 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
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