کش

See also: كس, کس, and گس

Persian

کَش

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian kš (kaš, “armpit”), from Proto-Iranian *kášah (“armpit”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱs-o-s.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kaʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kaš
Dari reading?	kaš
Iranian reading?	kaš
Tajik reading?	kaš

Noun

کش • (kaš)

1. armpit, axilla

   Synonym: زیر بغل (zir-e bağal)

Derived terms

• کشِ ران (kaš-e rân, “groin”, literally “armpit of the thigh”)

Verb

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kuʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰʊʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰuʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kuš
Dari reading?	kuš
Iranian reading?	koš
Tajik reading?	kuš

کش • (koš)

1. present stem form of کشتن (koštan)

Verb

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kaʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæʃ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [kʰʲeʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kaš
Dari reading?	kaš
Iranian reading?	kaš
Tajik reading?	kaš

کش • (kaš, keš)

1. present stem form of کشیدن (kašidan)