Standard Lemma guide

Qashqai

name · noun · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkæʃkaɪ/
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1

name

Meaning 1

The language spoken by such clans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ղաշղայցի (ġašġaycʻi) — tribal confederation
  • Azerbaijani: Qaşqaylılar — tribal confederation
  • Lezgi: Кьашкьаяр (Q̇ašq̇aär) — tribal confederation
  • Russian: кашка́йцы (kaškájcy) — tribal confederation
  • Turkish: Kaşkaylılar — tribal confederation
  • Finnish: kaškai — language
  • Lezgi: Кьашкьайчӏал (Q̇ašq̇ajč̣al) — language
  • Turkish: Kaşkayca — language