غژگاو
Persian
Alternative forms
- غژغاو (ġažġāw / ġažġâv), غژغا (ġažġā / ġažġâ), غژگا (ġažgā / ġažgâ), کژگاو (kažgāw / kažgâv), کژگا (kažgā / kažgâ), کژغاو (kažġāw / kažġâv), کژغا (kažġā / kažġâ), کژغاه (kažġāh / kažġâh), غژغاه (ġažġāh / ġažġâh), کجگاو (kajgāw / kajgâv), کجگا (kajgā / kajgâ)
Etymology
غژ (ġaž) + گاو (gâv). Originally from Eastern Iranian غژغاو (ġažġâv).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɣaʒ.ˈɡaːw/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣäʒ.ɡɑ́ːw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæʒ.ɡɒ́ːv]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁäʒ.ɡɔ́w]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ġažgāw |
| Dari reading? | ġažgāw |
| Iranian reading? | ġažgâv |
| Tajik reading? | ġažgov |
Noun
غژگاو • (ġažgāw / ġažgâv) (plural غژگاوها (ġažgāw-hā / ġažgâv-hâ), or غژگاوان (ġažgāwān / ġažgâvân), Tajik spelling ғажгов)
- yak
- Synonyms: قطاس (qutās / ġotâs), گاو تبتی (gāw-i tubbatī / gâv-e tobbati), گاو خطایی (gāw-i xatāyī / gâv-e xatâyi), یاک (yāk / yâk)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “غژگاو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press