ქეშიში
Laz edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish كشیش (keşiş), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ქეშიში • (keşişi) (Latin spelling keşişi)
- (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