کهکشان

Persian

Alternative forms

کاهکشان (kâhkešân)

Etymology

From (kâh, “hay”) +‎ (keš, “pull, haul”) +‎ (-ân, “likeness suffix”). Named after the resemblance of the Milky Way in the night sky to a road, covered with scattered hay.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kah.ka.ˈʃaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɦ.kʰä.ʃɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.kʰä.ʃɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.kʰä.ʃɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæɦ.kʰʲæ.ʃɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɦ.kʰä.ʃɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kahkašān
Dari reading^?	kahkašān
Iranian reading^?	kahkašân
Tajik reading^?	kahkašon

Noun

کهکشان • (kahkašān / kahkašân) (plural کهکشان‌ها (kahkašān-hā / kahkašân-hâ), Tajik spelling каҳкашон)

galaxy
Synonym: آسمان‌دره (âsmân-darre)

Proper noun

کهکشان • (kahkašān / kahkašân) (Tajik spelling Каҳкашон)

(archaic, original sense) the Milky Way
Synonym: راه شیری (râh-e širi)

References

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