کیش

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Brahui

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil சீ (, pus), Kannada ಕೀ (, to become pus). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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کِیش (kīś)

  1. pus, snot

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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کیش (kêš)

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

Etymology 2

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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

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Noun

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کیش (kiš)

  1. (chess) check
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Proper noun

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کیش (kiš)

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

References

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Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Classical Persian کیش (kēš, religion).

Noun

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کیش (kešm (Hindi spelling केश)

  1. religion, faith; belief
    Synonyms: دین (dīn), ایمان (īmān)
  2. quality, nature
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit केश (keśa).

Noun

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کیش (keśm (Hindi spelling केश)

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

References

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  • 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.