qeşe

See also: qese

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܩܫܝܫܐ (qaššīšā). Cognate with Arabic قَسّ (qass, “priest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qɛˈʃɛ/

Noun

qeşe m or f

1. minister (person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “qeşe”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 484