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kesh

kesh noun: the practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.

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.

Proper noun capitalized: Kesh

Kesh

  1. A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Forms of kesh

alternative formkes
pluralkeshes

Origin of kesh

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

From Irish.

Questions about kesh

What does kesh mean?
Kesh means the practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.
What part of speech is kesh?
Kesh can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of kesh?
The plural of kesh is keshes.

Words near kesh in the dictionary

  1. Keserwan
  2. Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
  3. Kesey
  4. Keseyan
  5. Kesgrave
  6. kesh
  7. Keshan
  8. Keshan disease
  9. Keshaun
  10. Keshav
  11. Keshav Nagar

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