خرگوش
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Alternative forms
- خرگوشک (xargôšak) (plant senses)
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”, literally “big ear”), equivalent to خر (xar) + گوش (gôš). Compare Tajik харгӯш (xargüš), Talysh هووش, هوۊش (havüš), Pashto خرغوږ (xarğwaž), خرغوړ (xarğwaṛ), خرغوګ (xarğwag, “mullein”, literally “big ear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xaɾ.ɡoːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæɹ.ɡuːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χäɾ.ɡɵʃ]
Noun
خرگوش • (xargôš) (plural خرگوشها (xargôš-hâ))
- hare, rabbit
- 2005, Niyaz, The Hunt:
- خواب خرگوش به خواب یار میموند بله
- xâb-e xarguš be xâb-e yâr mi-munad, bale
- The dream of the hare reminds me of the dream of my lover, yes
- greater plantain (Plantago major)
- Synonyms: بارهنگ (bârhang), بارتنگ (bârtang), زبان بره (zabân-barre)
- mullein (Verbascum gen et spp.)
- Synonym: گل ماهور (gol-mâhur)
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “xar-gōš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 94
- Schapka, Ulrich, Volk, Otto Heinrich (1979) “Ein Verzeichnis von in Afghanistan gebräuchlichen Pflanzennamen”, in Afghanistan Journal, volume 6, number 1, Nr. 381 Verbascum spec., page 9a
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خرگوش (xargōš).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xəɾ.ɡoːʃ/
Noun
خرگوش • (xargoś) m (Hindi spelling ख़रगोश)
Descendants
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