كشنش

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • كشنج (kişnic), كشنیز (kişniz), كشنیش (kişniş)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish كشنش (kişniş), from Classical Persian گشنیز (gišniz, “coriander”), ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gšnyc /⁠gišnīz⁠/, “coriander”).

Noun

كشنش • (kişniş) (definite accusative كشنشی (kişnişi), plural كشنشلر (kişnişler))

  1. coriander, any annual herb of the species Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines
    Synonyms: قره كیمیون (kara kimyon), كزبره (küzbere)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kişniş
  • → Armenian: քիշնիշ (kʻišniš)
  • → Bulgarian: кишни́ш (kišníš) (regional)
  • → Karaim: кишниш, кишнош

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