کرگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (klg /⁠karg⁠/, “rhinoceros; horn”). More at کرگدن.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾɡ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæɹɡʲ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	karg
Dari reading^?	karg
Iranian reading^?	karg
Tajik reading^?	karg

Noun

کرگ • (karg)

(archaic) a rhinoceros
- 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  چو شب شد شنیدند آواز کرگ
  سکندر بپوشید خفتان و ترگ
  čo šab šod šenidand âvâze karg
  sekandar bepušid xeftân o targ
  By nightfall, they heard rhinoceros growling
  [as a result,] Alexander put on his armor and helmet.

Descendants

کرگدن (kargadan)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کرگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press