kyš

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

Karaim[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kyš

  1. winter

References[edit]

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

Middle Persian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kyš (kêš)

  1. dogma, faith (especially non-Mazdean)

Descendants[edit]

  • Persian: کیش (kiš)

References[edit]

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