бозу

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *buŕagu.

Noun

бозу • (bozu)

  1. calf

Tajik

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian [script needed] (bāzu), from Proto-Iranian *bājus, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus. Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬎 (bāzu), Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), Ancient Greek πήχυς (pḗkhus, forearm). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈzu/, [bɔ.zú]

Noun

Dari بازو
Iranian Persian
Tajik бозу

бозу • (bozu)

  1. upper arm
  2. arm