Kesh
E276056
Kesh is the Sikh practice of maintaining uncut hair, symbolizing spiritual devotion and respect for the natural form given by God.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kesh canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2526452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kesh Context triple: [Khalsa, symbol, Kesh]
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A.
Kes
Kes is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, widely acclaimed for its realistic portrayal of a working-class boy in Northern England who finds solace in training a kestrel.
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B.
Keke
"Keke" is a hip-hop single by rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its aggressive style and collaboration with fellow New York artists.
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C.
Kirsha
Kirsha is a central character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known as the café owner whose personal life and hidden desires reflect the social and moral tensions of mid-20th-century Cairo.
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D.
Kors
Kors is the surname of American fashion designer Michael Kors, known for his eponymous luxury brand.
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E.
Kuki
The Kuki are an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India and surrounding regions, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language varieties, clan-based social structure, and rich cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kesh Target entity description: Kesh is the Sikh practice of maintaining uncut hair, symbolizing spiritual devotion and respect for the natural form given by God.
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A.
Kes
Kes is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, widely acclaimed for its realistic portrayal of a working-class boy in Northern England who finds solace in training a kestrel.
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B.
Keke
"Keke" is a hip-hop single by rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its aggressive style and collaboration with fellow New York artists.
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C.
Kirsha
Kirsha is a central character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known as the café owner whose personal life and hidden desires reflect the social and moral tensions of mid-20th-century Cairo.
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D.
Kors
Kors is the surname of American fashion designer Michael Kors, known for his eponymous luxury brand.
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E.
Kuki
The Kuki are an indigenous ethnic group of Northeast India and surrounding regions, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language varieties, clan-based social structure, and rich cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Five K
ⓘ
Sikh religious practice ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue |
discipline
ⓘ
humility ⓘ obedience to Guru’s command ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Khalsa ⓘ |
| category |
Articles of faith in Sikhism
ⓘ
Sikh practices ⓘ Sikh religious symbols ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Sikh Rehat Maryada
ⓘ
linked to:
Rehat Maryada
|
| considered | gift from God ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | marker of Sikh community identity ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
acceptance of divine will (Hukam)
ⓘ
living in harmony with nature ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
unshorn body hair
ⓘ
unshorn facial hair (for men) ⓘ unshorn hair of the head ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | from Punjabi word for hair ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | maintaining uncut hair ⓘ |
| introducedAt | 1699 ⓘ |
| introducedOnOccasion | creation of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib ⓘ |
| language | pa ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Sikh men
ⓘ
Sikh women ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Ks of Sikh identity ⓘ |
| prescribedBy | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| prohibits |
cutting hair
ⓘ
removing hair by shaving ⓘ trimming hair ⓘ |
| relatedPractice |
Dastar Bandi
ⓘ
linked to:
Dastar
Kanga ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| requiredFor | initiated Sikhs ⓘ |
| requires |
allowing hair to grow naturally
ⓘ
not cutting hair ⓘ not shaving beard for Sikh men ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance | constant reminder of relationship with God ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
acceptance of God’s creation
ⓘ
respect for the natural form given by God ⓘ spiritual devotion ⓘ submission to the will of God ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
integral part of Sikh identity
ⓘ
visible sign of Sikh faith ⓘ |
| wornWith |
Dastar
ⓘ
Keski ⓘ
linked to:
Keskusta
turban ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kesh Description of subject: Kesh is the Sikh practice of maintaining uncut hair, symbolizing spiritual devotion and respect for the natural form given by God.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.