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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian کاش.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
kaş
- (somewhat poetic) would; if only (a conjunction indicating a wish, often for counterfactual events)
- Kaş ki, gəlməyəydim. ― I wish I had not come.
- Kaş ki, cavabı biləydim. ― Oh would that I knew the answer.
- Kaş ki, deməyəydin bu sözləri. ― If only you had not spoken these words.
Usage notes
- Often used with the following conjunction ki, sometimes written as one word: kaşki.
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قاش (kaş, “eyebrow”), from Proto-Turkic *kāĺ (“eyebrow; edge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kaş (definite accusative kaşı, plural kaşlar)
- eyebrow
- saddlebow
- cliff (dialectal)
- border, barrier of vineyards and orchards (dialectal)
- fireplace mantel (dialectal)
Declension
Further reading
- “kaş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu