پیجو
Persian
Etymology
From پی (pey, “following”) + ـجو (-ju, “seeker”). Sense 2 is a phono-semantic matching of English pager.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /paj.ˈd͡ʒoː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäj.d͡ʒoː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰej.d͡ʒuː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäj.d͡ʒɵ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | payjō |
| Dari reading? | payjō |
| Iranian reading? | peyju |
| Tajik reading? | payjü |
Noun
| Dari | پیجو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пайҷӯ |
پیجو • (pey-ju)
- searcher, seeker, inquirer, checker
- Synonyms: کاونده (kâvande), فاحص (fâhes), جستجوکننده (jostoju-konande)
- pager, beeper
- Synonym: پیجر (peyjer)
Derived terms
- پیجویی (peyjuyi, “searching; inquisitiveness”)
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “پیجو”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “پیجو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press