Talysh

T1A1L1Y4S1H4

noun

A member of an Iranian-speaking people inhabiting the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.

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Meanings

nounTalysh (plural Talyshes or Talysh)

plural Talyshes

  1. A member of an Iranian-speaking people inhabiting the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.
adjectiveTalysh (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the Talysh people, culture or language.
proper noun
  1. The Western Iranian language of the Talysh people.

Origin

  1. TalyshTolışon
  2. EnglishTalysh

From Talysh Tolışon, толыши, تالشان, possibly ultimately related to the name of the Cadusii, a Median tribe.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 塔利希語 /塔利希语
  • 塔利希語 /塔利希语 (tǎlìxīyǔ)language
Finnish tališi
  • tališilanguage
French talyche, talyche
  • talycherelating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • talychelanguage
  • talyshlanguage
German Talysche
  • Talyschemember of an Iranian-speaking people
Persian تالش, تالشی
  • تالش (tâleš)member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • تالشی (tâleši)relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • تالشی (tâleši)language
Russian талы́ш, талышский
  • талы́ш (talýš)member of an Iranian-speaking people
  • талышский (talyšskij)relating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • талышский (talyšskij)language
Turkish Talış, Talış
  • Talışmember of an Iranian-speaking people
  • Talışrelating to the Talysh people, culture or language
  • Talışçalanguage

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Cite this entry
APA

Talysh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talysh

MLA

“Talysh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talysh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Talysh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talysh.

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