ქეშიში

Laz

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كشیش (keşiş), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɛˈʃiʃi/
  • Hyphenation: ქე‧ში‧ში

Noun

ქეშიში • (keşişi) (Latin spelling keşişi)

  1. (Christianity) monk, nun
    ოხვამეს ნატეს ქეშიშეფეს ოგნაფაფტეს
    oxvames naťes keşişepes ognapapťes
    They were informing the monks who were present in the church

Further reading
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ქეშიში”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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