باک

Persian

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáyHti (“to fear”), whence also بیم (bim, “fear”).

Noun

باک • (bâk)

1. dread, fear
2. anxiety, care

Derived terms

• بی‌باک (bi-bâk)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian бак (bak).

Noun

باک • (bâk)

1. gas tank

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “bak”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “bāk”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul