Standard Lemma guide

kalash

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Kalash people or their culture.

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Kalash people's nature-focused polytheistic religion.

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name

Meaning 3

Kalash culture, practiced by both Kalash Muslims and followers of Kalash (religion).

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noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of kalasha.

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noun

Meaning 5

A Dardic indigenous group residing in the Chitral District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They speak the Kalasha language.

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Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Kalasha کالؕاشؕا (Kaḷaṣa).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Kalashët — Kalash (people)
  • Azerbaijani: Kalaşlar — Kalash (people)
  • Bulgarian: Калаши (Kalaši) — Kalash (people)
  • Catalan: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • Catalan: Kalasha — Kalash (people)
  • Czech: Kalašové — Kalash (people)
  • Danish: kalashafolket — Kalash (people)
  • Dutch: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • Finnish: kalashit — Kalash (people)
  • French: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • German: Kalasha — Kalash (people)
  • Hindi: कलश (kalaś) — Kalash (people)
  • Italian: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • Japanese: カラシュ人 — Kalash (people)
  • Lithuanian: Kalašai — Kalash (people)
  • Macedonian: Калаши (Kalaši) — Kalash (people)
  • Malay: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kalashene — Kalash (people)
  • Persian: کالاش — Kalash (people)
  • Polish: Kalasze — Kalash (people)
  • Portuguese: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • Punjabi: ਕਲਸ਼ (kalaś) — Kalash (people)
  • Russian: Калаши (Kalaši) — Kalash (people)
  • Spanish: Kalash — Kalash (people)
  • Spanish: Kalasha — Kalash (people)
  • Turkish: Kalaşlar — Kalash (people)
  • Urdu: کالاش (kālāś) — Kalash (people)
  • Vietnamese: Kalash — Kalash (people)