бозу

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *buŕagu.

Noun

бозу • (bozu)

1. calf

Tajik

Alternative forms

• боҳу (bohu)

Etymology

From Old Persian [script needed] (bāzu), from Proto-Iranian *bājus, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus. Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬁𐬰𐬎 (bāzu), Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), Ancient Greek πήχυς (pḗkhus, “forearm”). Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈzu/, [bɔzú]

Noun

Dari	بازو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бозу

бозу • (bozu)

1. upper arm
2. arm