Kesh

Hen Linge

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛʃ/

Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Orthographic Form

kaeshe

Noun

kesh class 5

1. dust

   Esel ein kesh kempte; ava'lan eip kesh.

   From dust they came, return them to dust.

   -Yennefer (The Witcher, Episode 205)

Creation and Usage Notes

I have a very peculiar note in my dictionary on this word. The spelling is, letter-for-letter, kaeshe. After the definition, I have a note that says the word is ultimately from *kaeʃ. The word is never referenced elsewhere. I haven't the slightest idea why (a) this would matter, and, as a consequence, (b) why I would make the note. But I did, so I repeat it here. Maybe someone else can figure it out—I sure can't. -David J. Peterson 00:39, 11 August 2023 (PDT)