خرگوش
Persian
FWOTD – 6 December 2020
Alternative forms
- خرگوشک (xargōšak / xargušak) (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.ˈɡoːʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæɹ.ɡuːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χäɾ.ɡɵʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xargōš |
| Dari reading? | xargōš |
| Iranian reading? | xarguš |
| Tajik reading? | xargüš |
Noun
خرگوش • (xargōš / xarguš) (plural خرگوشها (xargōš-hā / xarguš-hâ), Tajik spelling харгӯш)
- 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 (bārhang / bârhang), بارتنگ (bārtang / bârtang), زبان بره (zabān barra / zabân barre)
- mullein (Verbascum gen et spp.)
- Synonym: گل ماهور (gul māhūr / gol mâhur)
Descendants
- → Arabic: خَرْكُوش (ḵarkūš, “plantain”) (never common)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
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
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خرگوش (xargōš).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xəɾ.ɡoːʃ/
Noun
خرگوش • (xargoś) m (Hindi spelling ख़रगोश)