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کشاکش (keshâkesh): Meaning in English

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کشاکش
keshâkeshnoun
  1. struggle
  2. tug-of-war
  3. conflict
  4. strife

Other Persian words for “struggle”

  • پیکار peikâr – battle, combat, struggle, fight
  • تقلا taghalâ – struggle, effort, exertion, strain, scramble
  • تقلا کردن taghalâ kardan – to struggle, to strive, to try hard, to wrestle, to labor
  • تلاش talâsh – effort, attempt, endeavor, struggle
  • تنازع tanâzo' – struggle, conflict, strife
  • جان کندن jân kandan – to toil, to drudge, to struggle, to be in death throes
  • جدال jedâl – dispute, quarrel, struggle, battle, controversy
  • جنگیدن jangidan – to fight, to battle, to struggle
  • جهاد jahâd – jihad, holy war, struggle
  • جهاد کردن jahâd kardan – to wage holy war, to fight a jihad, to struggle
  • ستیز setiz – struggle, conflict, fight, combat
  • کوشش کردن kushesh kardan – to try, to strive, to struggle, to attempt

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