kiosk
English
/ˈkiːˌɒsk/, /ˈkiˌɑsk/
noun
Definitions
- A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
- A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc.
- A public telephone booth.
- A Turkish garden pavilion.
Etymology
Borrowed from French kiosque (kiosk) derived from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (pavilion) derived from Persian کوشک (palace, portico) derived from Middle Persian kwšk'.
Origin
Middle Persian
kwšk'
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- e-kiosk English
- kiosked English
- kiosklike English
- kioski Finnish
- Kiosk German
- chiosco Italian
- kiosk Dutch, Flemish
- kiosque French
- киоск Russian
- kiosk Swedish
- キオスク Japanese
- kiosk Polish
- کوشک Persian
- کیوسک Persian
- köşk Turkish
- kiosque Norman
- ki-ốt Vietnamese
- كوشك Ottoman Turkish
- 키오스크 Korean
- kwšk' Middle Persian
- köşk Turkmen