Standard Lemma guide

kish

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɪʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: K IH1 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An ancient city of Sumer, located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

name

Meaning 2

A resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The graphite formed as a byproduct in iron smelting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cis, ceis (“basket, hamper”). Doublet of cesta.

Compare German Kies (“gravel, pyrites”).