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kash [rt. of kashīdan; Zend karesh = S. कषर् ], act. part. & s.m. Drawing, pulling; carrying, bearing, enduring; drawer; bearer, etc. (used as last member of compounds, e.g. měḥnat-kash, 'enduring (or one who endures) affliction');—a pull, a whiff (of a ḥuqqa, etc.):—kash-ā-kash, or kash-ā-kashī, or kashma-kash, s.f. Repeated pulling; pulling backwards and forwards, orto and fro; jostling, hustling; bringing and taking away; command after command; commanding and countermanding; great unpleasantness, or grief, or pain; distraction, dilemma, perplexity, difficulty; struggle, contention, wrangle, squabble; attraction, allurement (cf. aiṅć-ā-tānī).
Origin: Persian