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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

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”)
  • کشکبا (kašk-bâ, “tarhana soup”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Azerbaijani keşik.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɪ.ʃɪk], [kʰä.ʃɪk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰɪ.ʃɪk], [kʰä.ʃɪk]
    • (Hazaragi) 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)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.