Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kesh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
kesh
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.

Uncountable

noun

A basket of branches and stones placed underwater as the base of a causeway.

name

A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cis (“basket”). Doublet of cesta, chest, cist, and kist

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kes (alternative) keshes (plural)

Questions

What does kesh mean?
The practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.
Where does kesh come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce kesh

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