See also: كس, کس, and گس

Persian

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کَش

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian (kaš, armpit), from Proto-Iranian *kášah (armpit), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (armpit), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱs-o-s.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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کش (kaš)

  1. armpit, axilla
    Synonym: زیر بغل (zir-e bağal)

Derived terms

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

Verb

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Pronunciation

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

کش (koš)

  1. present stem form of کشتن (koštan)

Verb

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Pronunciation

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

کش (kaš, keš)

  1. present stem form of کشیدن (kašidan)

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 288