شیش

Gilaki

Numeral

شیش (šiš)

  1. six

Mazanderani

Noun

شیش (šiš)

  1. twig, switch
    انار شیش
    anār šiš
    Pomegranate twig or switch

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sīĺ (spit, pointed stick or pole); cognate with Azerbaijani şiş, Bashkir шеш (şeş), Kyrgyz шиш (şiş), Southern Altai тиш (tiš), Turkmen çiş and Tuvan шиш (şiş).

Noun

شیش • (şiş) (definite accusative شیشی (şişi), plural شیشلر (şişler))

  1. spit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking
    Synonym: سیخ (sih)
  2. rapier, a sword with a straight, and sharply pointed two-edged long blade
  3. knitting needle, a long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn
Derived terms
  • شیشلتمك (şişletmek, to be spitted, skewered)
  • شیشلمك (şişlemek, to spit, skewer)
  • شیشلنمك (şişlenmek, to become a spit, skewer)
  • شیشلو (şişli, provided with a spit)
Descendants
  • Turkish: şiş
  • Armenian: շիշ (šiš)
  • Aromanian: shish
  • Bulgarian: шиш (šiš)
  • Macedonian: шиш (šiš)
  • Romanian: șiș
  • Serbo-Croatian: ши̏ш / šȉš

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sīĺč (swelling, tumor); cognate with Azerbaijani şiş, Bashkir шеш (şeş), Khakas сіс (sìs), Old Uyghur [script needed] (šiš) and Uzbek shish.

Noun

شیش • (şiş) (definite accusative شیشی (şişi), plural شیشلر (şişler))

  1. (oncology) tumor, neoplasm, an abnormal and excessive growth or swelling of tissue
    Synonyms: ورم (verem), یومرو (yumru)

Adjective

شیش • (şiş)

  1. swollen, swelled, puffy, protuberant or abnormally distended, as by injury or disease
  2. congested, clogged, blocked, obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented
Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? šiš

Proper noun

شیش • (šiš)

  1. (colloquial, Tehrani) Spoken form of شش (šeš).

Ushojo

Noun

شیش (šīš)

  1. breath
    Synonym: سآ ()