боҳу

Tajik

Alternative forms

• бозу (bozu)

Etymology

From Old Persian [script needed] (bāzu), from Proto-Iranian *bāĵus, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHĵʰúš, 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.

Noun

Dari	باهو‎
Iranian Persian	باهو‎
Tajik	боҳу (bohu)

боҳу • (bohu)

1. (literary, anatomy) upper arm
2. (literary, anatomy) arm
3. walking stick, cane

Synonyms

• (walking stick, cane): чӯбдаст (čübdast)