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Takes so many different shapes and serves so many different purposes:<\/p>\r\n
Historically, a kiosk<\/b> (from Persian<\/a> k\u016bshk<\/i>) was a small garden pavilion<\/a> open on some or all sides common in Persia<\/a>, the Indian subcontinent<\/a>, and in the Ottoman Empire<\/a> from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist in and around the Topkap\u0131 Palace<\/a> in Istanbul<\/a>, and they can be seen in Balkan<\/a> countries.<\/p>\r\n The word is used in English-speaking countries for small booths offering goods and services. In Australia they usually offer food service. Freestanding computer terminals dispensing information are called interactive kiosks<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n (source<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Let's go back to the beginning.\u00a0 It all starts with Persian:<\/p>\r\n \u06a9\u0648\u0634\u06a9<\/p>\r\n From Middle Persian<\/a><\/span> kw\u0161k'<\/a><\/i> (<\/span>k\u014d\u0161k<\/span>, \u201c<\/span>pavilion, palace, kiosk<\/span>\u201d<\/span>)<\/span>. Compare Aramaic<\/a><\/span> \u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05e7\u05d0<\/a><\/i>\u200e (<\/span>q\u014d\u0161q\u0101\u02be<\/span>)<\/span> \/ \u0713\u0718\u072b\u0729\u0710<\/a><\/i>\u200e (<\/span>gaw\u0161\u0101q\u0101\u02be<\/span>)<\/span>, Iranian borrowings.<\/p>\r\n (source<\/a>)<\/p>\r\nPronunciation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
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