کیش

See also: كيس and گیس

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭩𐭱 (kyš /⁠kēš⁠/, “faith; dogma”).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? kēš
Dari reading? kēš
Iranian reading? kiš
Tajik reading? keš

Noun

کیش • (kêš)

  1. religion
  2. cult
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Urdu: کیش (kēš)

Etymology 2

Presumably onomatopoeic, used to scare off chickens, gaining the meaning of "go away, run" and then being used in chess to Literally, “(king) go away”, referring how the king has to make a move to survive.[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

کیش • (kiš)

  1. (chess) check
Derived terms

Proper noun

کیش • (kiš)

  1. Kish Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf

References
  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کیش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Classical Persian کیش (kēš, “religion”).

Noun

کیش • (keš) m (Hindi spelling केश)

  1. religion, faith; belief
    Synonyms: دین (dīn), ایمان (īmān)
  2. quality, nature
Derived terms
  • عَقیدَت کیش ('aqīdat-kēš, “devoted”)
  • وَفا کیش (vafā-kēš, “faithful”)
  • مُرَوَّت کیش (muravvat-kēš, “generous”)
  • صَداقَت کیش (sadāqat-kēš, “truthful”)
  • نِیاز کیش (nīyāz-kēš, “obedient”)
  • اِرادَت کیش (irādat-kēš, “devoted”)
  • جفا کیش (jafā-kēš, “disloyal”)
  • بَد کیش (bad-kēš, “evil-natured”)
  • سِتَم کیش (sitam-kēš, “oppressor”)
  • ظُلْم کیش (zulm-kēš, “tyrant”)
  • صَفا کیش (safā-kēš, “pious”)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Noun

کیش • (keś) m (Hindi spelling केश)

  1. hair
    Synonyms: گیسو (gēsū), بال (bāl)

References
  • “کیش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کیش”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “کیش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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