Kashi

See also: kashi, Kāshí, and ƙashi

English

قەشقەر
喀什
KA SHI

Alternative forms

• K'a-shih (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí), short for 喀什噶爾／喀什噶尔 (Kāshígá'ěr), from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ (kasigar), from Written Oirat ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ (xašiɣar), from Classical Persian کاشغر (Kāšğar).

Proper noun

Kashi

1. Synonym of Kashgar: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 1988 April 7 [1988 March 30], “Spread of Non-Type A-Non-Type B Hepatitis in Southern Xinjiang Now Under Control”, in Daily Report: China‎^[1], number 67, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Urumqi/Beijing ZHONGGUO XINWEN SHE, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, Regional Affairs, page 54, column 2:

     In September 1986, in Duolu Township, which is in Hetan^[sic] Prefecture's Luopu County in Southern Xinjiang, people began to contract the communicable non-Type A-non-Type B enteric hepatitis. The disease spread to some of the rural areas in Hetan^[sic], Kashi, and Kizilsu.

   • 1990, David Holley, “COLUMN ONE : An Islamic Challenge to China : Officials fear the spread of fundamentalism in the westernmost region. They toughen controls on religious life and suppress secessionist activities.”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[2]:

     In the dusty bazaar streets of Kashi, also known as Kashgar, Uighur hatred of Chinese authorities runs deep. Many here believe that more than 100 died fighting Chinese troops last spring in the nearby town of Baren.

   • 1992, Richard Grimmett, Helen Taylor, “Recent observations from Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, 16 June to 5 July 1988”, in Forktail‎^[3], volume 7, page 139:

     W. L. Abbott visited the northern Tarim Basin in the autumn of 1893 (Richmond 1895) and F. Ludlow collected in the northern basin between Kashi (Kashgar) and Jam near Aksu between 17 November 1929 and 13 April 1930, and again from 15 to 29 September 1930, and also documented the observations and collections of G. Sherriff (Ludlow and Kinnear 1933-1934).

Synonyms

• K'o-shih

Translations

Kashgar — see Kashgar

Further reading

• “Kashi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Ishak, Khasi, Shaik, akhis, ashik, haiks, shaik

Finnish

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑshi/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠hi]
• Rhymes: -ɑshi
• Syllabification^(key): Kas‧hi

Proper noun

Kashi

1. Synonym of Kašgar.

Declension

Inflection of Kashi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kashi	—
genitive		Kashin	—
partitive		Kashia	—
illative		Kashiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kashi	—
accusative	nom.	Kashi	—
	gen.	Kashin
genitive		Kashin	—
partitive		Kashia	—
inessive		Kashissa	—
elative		Kashista	—
illative		Kashiin	—
adessive		Kashilla	—
ablative		Kashilta	—
allative		Kashille	—
essive		Kashina	—
translative		Kashiksi	—
abessive		Kashitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kashi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kashini — accusative nom. Kashini — gen. Kashini genitive Kashini — partitive Kashiani — inessive Kashissani — elative Kashistani — illative Kashiini — adessive Kashillani — ablative Kashiltani — allative Kashilleni — essive Kashinani — translative Kashikseni — abessive Kashittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kashisi — accusative nom. Kashisi — gen. Kashisi genitive Kashisi — partitive Kashiasi — inessive Kashissasi — elative Kashistasi — illative Kashiisi — adessive Kashillasi — ablative Kashiltasi — allative Kashillesi — essive Kashinasi — translative Kashiksesi — abessive Kashittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kashimme — accusative nom. Kashimme — gen. Kashimme genitive Kashimme — partitive Kashiamme — inessive Kashissamme — elative Kashistamme — illative Kashiimme — adessive Kashillamme — ablative Kashiltamme — allative Kashillemme — essive Kashinamme — translative Kashiksemme — abessive Kashittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kashinne — accusative nom. Kashinne — gen. Kashinne genitive Kashinne — partitive Kashianne — inessive Kashissanne — elative Kashistanne — illative Kashiinne — adessive Kashillanne — ablative Kashiltanne — allative Kashillenne — essive Kashinanne — translative Kashiksenne — abessive Kashittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kashinsa — accusative nom. Kashinsa — gen. Kashinsa genitive Kashinsa — partitive Kashiaan Kashiansa — inessive Kashissaan Kashissansa — elative Kashistaan Kashistansa — illative Kashiinsa — adessive Kashillaan Kashillansa — ablative Kashiltaan Kashiltansa — allative Kashilleen Kashillensa — essive Kashinaan Kashinansa — translative Kashikseen Kashiksensa — abessive Kashittaan Kashittansa — instructive — — comitative — —