کشیش

کشیش

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

کشیش • (keşiş)

1. (Christianity) priest

Descendants

• Turkish: keşiş
• →⇒ Armenian: Քեշիշյան (Kʿešišyan)
• → Laz: ქეშიში (keşişi)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “keşiş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “کشیش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1553

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Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃiːʃ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃiːʃ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kæˈʃiːʃ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃiʃ/

Noun

Dari	کشیش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	кашиш (kašiš)

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

1. priest (including Christian priests)

   ‏کشیش ارمنی‎ ― kašiš-e armani ― Armenian priest

   ‏کشیش بودایی‎ ― kašiš-e budâyi ― Buddhist priest