جغد

Persian

یک جغد
an owl

Alternative forms

• چغد (čoğd), جغذ (joğz), چغذ (čoğz)

Etymology

Derived from Sogdian [script needed] (cγwty /⁠čaγut⁠/, “owl”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuɣð], [t͡ʃuɣð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊɣd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊɣd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒʊɣd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuɣd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒoɢd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuʁz], [t͡ʃʰuʁz]

Readings
Classical reading?	juğd, čuğd
Dari reading?	juğd
Iranian reading?	joğd
Tajik reading?	juġz, čuġz

Noun

Dari	جغد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷуғз

جغد • (joğd) (plural جغدها (joğd-hâ))

1. owl

   Synonyms: بوف (buf), بوم (bum)

References

• Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 96