چغد

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? čuġd

Noun

چغد • (čoġd)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of جغد (joġd)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چغد (čuġd, “owl”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʊɣd̪/ [ˈt͡ʃʊɣd̪]
    (informal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊˈɣəd̪/
  • Rhymes: -ʊɣd̪, -əd̪

Noun

چُغْد • (cuġd) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling चुग़्द or चुग़द)

  1. any small species of owl
  2. (figurative) fool; idiot; a highly gullible person
    Synonyms: اُلُّو (ullū), مُورْکْھ (mūrkh), بُدّھُو (buddhū), بیوَقُوفْ (bevaqūf)

References

  • “چغد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چغد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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