Kashi

• K'a-shih (Wade–Giles)

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí), short for 喀什噶爾／喀什噶尔 (Kāshígá'ěr), from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ (kasigar), from Written Oirat ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ (xašiɣar), from Classical Persian کاشغر (Kāšğar).

Kashi

1. Synonym of Kashgar: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 1990, David Holley, “COLUMN ONE : An Islamic Challenge to China : Officials fear the spread of fundamentalism in the westernmost region. They toughen controls on religious life and suppress secessionist activities.”, in Los Angeles Times‎:

     In the dusty bazaar streets of Kashi, also known as Kashgar, Uighur hatred of Chinese authorities runs deep. Many here believe that more than 100 died fighting Chinese troops last spring in the nearby town of Baren.

   • 1992, Richard Grimmett, Helen Taylor, “Recent observations from Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, 16 June to 5 July 1988”, in Forktail‎, volume 7, page 139:

     W. L. Abbott visited the northern Tarim Basin in the autumn of 1893 (Richmond 1895) and F. Ludlow collected in the northern basin between Kashi (Kashgar) and Jam near Aksu between 17 November 1929 and 13 April 1930, and again from 15 to 29 September 1930, and also documented the observations and collections of G. Sherriff (Ludlow and Kinnear 1933-1934).

• K'o-shih

• “Kashi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Ishak, Khasi, Shaik, akhis, ashik, haiks, shaik

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 喀什 (Kāshí).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑshi/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠hi]
• Rhymes: -ɑshi
• Syllabification^(key): Kas‧hi

Kashi

1. Synonym of Kašgar.