آکج

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“curve, bend”). Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (ʾʾkʾyšʾk /⁠ākēšāk⁠/, “hook, pulling instrument”), Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa, “hook”).

Compare Armenian ակիշ (akiš), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.kʰɪ́d͡ʒ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.kʰɪ́d͡ʒ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.kʰíd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? ākij
Dari reading? ākij
Iranian reading? âkej
Tajik reading? okij

Noun

آکج • (âkej)

  1. hook
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