کشیش

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

کشیش • (keşiş)

(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

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

Iranian Persian	کشیش
Dari	کشیش
Tajik	кашиш (kašiš)

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

priest (including Christian priests)
‏‎ ― kašiš-e armani ― Armenian priest

‏‎ ― kašiš-e budâyi ― Buddhist priest

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