ქეშიში

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Laz[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish كشیش (keşiş), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʰɛˈʃiʃi/
  • Hyphenation: ქე‧ში‧ში

Noun[edit]

ქეშიში (keşişi) (Latin spelling keşişi)

  1. (Christianity) monk, nun
    ოხვამეს ნატეს ქეშიშეფეს ოგნაფაფტეს
    oxvames naťes keşişepes ognapapťes
    They were informing the monks who were present in the church

Further reading[edit]

  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ქეშიში”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[1], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi