Qashqai
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Etymology
From Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی.
Noun
Qashqai pl (plural only)
- A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
- 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 182:
- The Quashgai men were lean, hard-mouthed, weatherbeaten and wore cylindrical caps of white felt.
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Proper noun
Qashqai
- The language spoken by such clans.
Further reading
- Beck, Lois. 1986. The Qashqa'i of Iran. New Haven: Yale University Press.