کیش
Brahui
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil சீ (cī, “pus”), Kannada ಕೀ (kī, “to become pus”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
کِیش (kīś)
- pus, snot
Further reading
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1606”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Persian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭩𐭱 (kyš /kēš/, “faith; dogma”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkeːʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰeːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲiːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰeʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kēš |
| Dari reading? | kēš |
| Iranian reading? | kiš |
| Tajik reading? | keš |
Noun
کیش • (kêš)
Synonyms
- دین (din)
Descendants
- → Urdu: کیش (kēš)
Etymology 2
Presumably onomatopoeic, used to scare off chickens, gaining the meaning of "go away, run" and then being used in chess to literally, “(king) go away”, referring how the king has to make a move to survive.[1]
Alternative forms
- کش (keš)
Noun
کیش • (kiš)
Derived terms
- کیشمات (kēš-māt / kiš-mât, “checkmate”)
Etymology 3
Proper noun
کیش • (kiš)
- Kish Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf
References
- ^ Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کیش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /keːʃ/
Etymology 1
From Classical Persian کیش (kēš, “religion”).
Noun
کیش • (keš) m (Hindi spelling केश)
Derived terms
- اِرادَت کیش (irādat-kēš, “devoted”)
- بَد کیش (bad-kēš, “evil-natured”)
- جفا کیش (jafā-kēš, “disloyal”)
- سِتَم کیش (sitam-kēš, “oppressor”)
- صَداقَت کیش (sadāqat-kēš, “truthful”)
- صَفا کیش (safā-kēš, “pious”)
- ظُلْم کیش (zulm-kēš, “tyrant”)
- عَقیدَت کیش ('aqīdat-kēš, “devoted”)
- مُرَوَّت کیش (muravvat-kēš, “generous”)
- نِیاز کیش (nīyāz-kēš, “obedient”)
- وَفا کیش (vafā-kēš, “faithful”)
Etymology 2
Noun
کیش • (keś) m (Hindi spelling केश)
References
- “کیش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کیش”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “کیش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.