Qashqai

== English == === Alternative forms === Gashgai, Ghashghai, Kashgai, Khashgai, Qashgai, Quashgai, Quashqai === Etymology === From Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæʃkaɪ/ === Noun === Qashqai pl (plural only) A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Qashqai The language spoken by such clans. === Further reading === Beck, Lois. 1986. The Qashqa'i of Iran. New Haven: Yale University Press.