کاشی

Persian

Alternative forms

• کاچی (kāčī / kâči)
• کاشین (kāšīn / kâšin) (Transoxania)

Etymology

Related to کاش (kâš, “glass”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaː.ˈʃiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.ʃiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.ʃiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.ʃiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.ʃi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.ʃiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.ʃi]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	kāšī
Dari reading?	kāšī
Iranian reading?	kâši
Tajik reading?	koši

Noun

کاشی • (kāšī / kâši) (plural کاشی‌ها (kāšī-hā / kâši-hâ), Tajik spelling кошӣ)

1. tile

Derived terms

• کاشی‌سازی (kâši-sâzi)
• کاشی‌کاری (kâši-kâri)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: kaşı
• → Chagatai: کاشین (kʾšyn /⁠kāšīn⁠/)
  • Uzbek: koshin