کرکس
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See also: کرگس
Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- کرگس (kargas)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian [script needed] (klkʾs' /kargās/, “vulture”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kaɾ.ˈkas]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæɹ.kʰʲǽs]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɾ.kʰǽs]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | karkas |
Dari reading? | karkas |
Iranian reading? | karkas |
Tajik reading? | karkas |
Noun
[edit]کرکس • (karkas) (plural کرکسها (karkas-hâ))
- vulture
- 1066, Asadī Ṭūsī, گرشاسپنامه [Garshāsp-Nāma]:
- ز تف سر تیغ وز عکس آب
همی در هوا گشت کرکس کباب- zi taf-i sar-i tēğ w-az aks-i āb
hamē dar hawā gašt karkas kabāb - Due to the radiance of the blade's edge and the water's reflection,
The vulture in the air was becoming roast meat.
- zi taf-i sar-i tēğ w-az aks-i āb
Further reading
[edit]- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “کرکس”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کرکس”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press