کشک

See also: كشك

Pashto

Noun

کشک • (kašík) m

1. guard, watch, escort, protection

References

• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “کشک”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kaʃk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæʃkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃk]

Readings
Classical reading?	kašk
Dari reading?	kašk
Iranian reading?	kašk
Tajik reading?	kašk

Noun

کشک • (kašk)

1. (Iranian cuisine) Kashk, a range of dairy products made from dried drained yogurt or dried sour milk.

   Synonyms: ترف (tarf), قروت (qorut), هلتاک (haltâk)

Derived terms

• کشک و بادمجان (kašk o bâdemjân, “kashk bademjan”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Azerbaijani keşik.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ki.ʃik], [ka.ʃik]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪ.ʃɪk], [kʰä.ʃɪk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪ.ʃɪk], [kʰä.ʃɪk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɪ.ʃɪk], [kʰä.ʃɪk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰi.ʃik], [kʰä.ʃik]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲe.ʃekʲ], [kʰʲæ.ʃekʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰi.ʃik], [kʰä.ʃik]

Readings
Classical reading?	kišik, kašik
Dari reading?	kišik, kašik
Iranian reading?	kešek, kašek
Tajik reading?	kišik, kašik

Noun

Dari	کشک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	кишик

کشک • (kešek or kašek)

1. sentry duty, guard, watch

   Synonyms: پاس (pâs), پهره (pahre), پاسبانی (pâsbâni), نگهبانی (negahbâni)

Alternative forms

• کشیک (kešik, kašik)

Derived terms

• کشکچی (kešekči, “guard, sentry”)
• کشکچی‌باشی (kešekči-bâši, “head of the royal guard”)
• کشیک دادن (kešik dâdan, “to guard”)

 

Descendants

• → Pashto: کشک (kašík)