کاوش
Persian
Etymology
From کاو (kâv, present stem of کاویدن (kâvidan, “to dig, to excavate”)) + ـش (-eš).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kaː.ˈwiʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɑː.wɪ́ʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒː.vóʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔ.víʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kāwiš |
| Dari reading? | kāwiš |
| Iranian reading? | kâvoš |
| Tajik reading? | koviš |
Noun
کاوش • (kāwiš / kâvoš) (plural کاوشها (kāwiš-hā / kâvoš-hâ), Tajik spelling ковиш)
- excavation, dig
- کاوشهای باستانشناسی
- kâvoš-hâ-ye bâstân-šenâsi
- archaeological digs
- exploration, discovery
- کاوش در شهر
- kâvoš dar šahr
- exploring the city [e.g. for tourism]
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “کاوش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim