ქეშიში

Laz

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كشیش (keşiş), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɛˈʃiʃi/
• Hyphenation: ქე‧ში‧ში

Noun

ქეშიში • (keşişi) (Latin spelling keşişi)

1. (Christianity) monk, nun

   ოხვამეს ნატეს ქეშიშეფეს ოგნაფაფტეს

   oxvames naťes keşişepes ognapapťes

   They were informing the monks who were present in the church

Further reading

• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ქეშიში”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[1], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi