کاش

See also: كاش, گاش, كأس, and کاس

Persian

Alternative forms

• کاچ (kâč)

Etymology 1

From an Indo-Aryan language.

Noun

کاش • (kâš)

1. (obsolete) glass

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian kʾc (kāč).

Phrase

کاش • (kâš)

1. I wish, if only

Descendants

• → Old Anatolian Turkish: کاش (kaş), کاشکه (kaşki)
  • > Azerbaijani: kaş, kaşki (inherited)
  • > Ottoman Turkish: كاشكه (keşke) (inherited)
    • > Turkish: keşke (inherited)
    • → Macedonian: ќешки (ḱeški)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: काश (kāś)

  Urdu: کاش (kāś)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاش (kāš).

Interjection

کاش • (kāś) (Hindi spelling काश)

1. I wish, if only