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