غژگاو
Persian
Etymology
غژ (ġaž) + گاو (gâv). Originally from Eastern Iranian غژغاو (ġažġâv).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɣaʒ.ˈɡaːw/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣäʒ.ɡɑ́ːw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæʒ.ɡɒ́ːv]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁäʒ.ɡɔ́w]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ġažgāw |
| Dari reading? | ġažgāw |
| Iranian reading? | ġažgâv |
| Tajik reading? | ġažgov |
Noun
غژگاو • (ġažgāw / ġažgâv) (plural غژگاوها (ġažgāw-hā / ġažgâv-hâ), or غژگاوان (ġažgāwān / ġažgâvân), Tajik spelling ғажгов)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “غژگاو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press