کشمش

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibly borrowed from Turkic, as the green, seedless variety used is said to originate in Bokhara, Uzbekistan.[1] Compare Azerbaijani kişmiş (raisin).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kišmiš
Dari reading? kišmiš
Iranian reading? kešmeš
Tajik reading? kišmiš

Noun

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کشمش (kešmeš)

  1. raisin, sultana raisin, currant
  2. sultana grape (Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera cv. Sultana)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Laufer, Berthold (1919) Sino-Iranica: Chinese contributions to the history of civilization in ancient Iran, with special reference to the history of cultivated plants and products (Fieldiana, Anthropology; 15), volume 3, Chicago: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, page 231