qeşe

See also: qese

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā). Cognate with Arabic قَسّ (qass, “priest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qɛˈʃɛ/

Noun

qeşe m or f

  1. minister (person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church)

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “qeşe”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 484
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