کش
Persian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Persian kš (kaš, “armpit”), from Proto-Iranian *kášah (“armpit”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱs-o-s.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kaš |
| Dari reading? | kaš |
| Iranian reading? | kaš |
| Tajik reading? | kaš |
Noun
کش • (kaš) (Tajik spelling каш)
Derived terms
- کش ران (kaš-i rān / kaš-e rân, “groin”, literally “armpit of the thigh”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkuʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰoʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰuʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kuš |
| Dari reading? | kuš |
| Iranian reading? | koš |
| Tajik reading? | kuš |
Verb
کش • (kuš / koš) (Tajik spelling куш)
- present stem form of کشتن (kuštan / koštan)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæʃ]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [kʰʲeʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kaš |
| Dari reading? | kaš |
| Iranian reading? | kaš |
| Tajik reading? | kaš |
Verb
کش • (kaš / kaš) (Tajik spelling каш)
- present stem form of کشیدن (kašīdan / kašidan)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 288