کهکشان
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Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- کاهکشان (kâhkešân)
Etymology[edit]
کاه (kâh, “hay”) + کش (keš, “pull, haul”) + ـان (-an, “likeness suffix”). Named after the resemblance of the Milky Way in the night sky to a road, covered with scattered hay.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kah.ka.ˈʃɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæɦ.kʰʲæ.ʃɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɦ.kʰä.ʃɔ́n]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kahkašān |
Dari reading? | kahkašān |
Iranian reading? | kahkašân |
Tajik reading? | kahkašon |
Noun[edit]
کهکشان • (kahkašân) (plural کهکشانها (kahkašân-hâ))
Proper noun[edit]
کهکشان • (kahkašân)
References[edit]
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کهکشان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press