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Qashqai
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English
Alternative forms
en Gashgai Ghashghai Kashgai Khashgai Qashgai Quashgai Quashqai
Etymology
From en fa قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, und قشقایی.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæʃkaɪ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Qashqai.wav Southern England
Noun
p
A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
en 1987 w:Bruce Chatwin The Songlines 182 Vintage 1998 The Quashgai men were lean, hard-mouthed, weatherbeaten and wore cylindrical caps of white felt.
Translations
tribal confederation
Armenian: hy ղաշղայցի a member
Azerbaijani: az Qaşqaylılar p
Lezgi: lez Кьашкьаяр
Qashqai: qxq قشقايی
Russian: ru кашка́йцы p
Turkish: tr Kaşkaylılar p
language
Armenian: hy
Finnish: fi kaškai
Georgian: ka
Lezgi: lez Кьашкьайчӏал
Qashqai: qxq قشقايی
Turkish: tr Kaşkayca s m kaškajskij (jazyk)
Proper noun
The language spoken by such clans.
Further reading
Beck, Lois. 1986. The Qashqa'i of Iran. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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