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
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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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