kyš

See also: kys, KYS, kys', and kys.

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kïĺ. Cognate to Karachay-Balkar къыш (qış), Kumyk къыш (qış), Crimean Tatar qış, etc.

Noun

kyš

  1. winter

References
  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kyš”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Middle Persian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /keːʃ/

Noun

kyš • (kêš)

  1. dogma, faith (especially non-Mazdean)

Descendants
  • Persian: کیش (kiš)

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kēš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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