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kes

kes is the alternative form of kesh.

Meaning of kesh

Noun (1)

kesh (uncountable)

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

Noun (2)

kesh (plural keshes)

  1. (historical) A basket of branches and stones placed underwater as the base of a causeway.

See all 3 meanings of kesh

Noun

kes

  1. (UK, slang) The kestrel.

Proper noun capitalized: Kes

Kes

  1. (plural) plural of Ke

Origin of kes

Shortening.

Questions about kes

What does kes mean?
Kes means the kestrel.
What is kes the alternative form of?
Kes is the alternative form of kesh.
What part of speech is kes?
Kes can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near kes in the dictionary

  1. Keryneia
  2. Kerynia
  3. kerystic
  4. Keryx
  5. Kerzaz
  6. kes
  7. kesa
  8. kesar
  9. Kesari
  10. Kesariani
  11. kesars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kes (page history and authors); Kes (page history and authors); kesh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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