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Talysh

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the Talysh people, culture or language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Western Iranian language of the Talysh people.

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of an Iranian-speaking people inhabiting the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.

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History

Etymology

From Talysh Tolışon, толыши, تالشان, possibly ultimately related to the name of the Cadusii, a Median tribe.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թալիշական (tʻališakan) — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Azerbaijani: talış — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • French: talyche — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Northern Kurdish: talişî — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Persian: تالشی (tâleši) — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Russian: талышский (talyšskij) — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Turkish: Talış — relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Armenian: թալիշերեն (tʻališeren) — language
  • Azerbaijani: talışca — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塔利希語 /塔利希语 (tǎlìxīyǔ) — language
  • Finnish: tališi — language
  • French: talyche — language
  • French: talysh — language
  • Northern Kurdish: talişî — language
  • Persian: تالشی (tâleši) — language
  • Russian: талышский (talyšskij) — language
  • Turkish: Talışça — language
  • Armenian: թալիշ (tʻališ) — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Azerbaijani: talış — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • German: Talysche — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Northern Kurdish: taliş — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Persian: تالش (tâleš) — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Russian: талы́ш (talýš) — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Turkish: Talış — member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Ottoman Turkish: تالش (Taliş) — member of an Iranian-speaking people