خرگوش

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From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”, literally “big ear”), equivalent to (xar) +‎ (gôš), from Old Persian *xaragaušah. Compare Tajik харгӯш (xargüš), Talysh , (havüš), Pashto خرغوږ (xarğwaž), خرغوړ (xarğwaṛ), خرغوګ (xarğwag, “mullein”, literally “big ear”).

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡʊːʃ]

خرگوش • (xargōš / xarguš) (plural خرگوش‌ها (xargōš-hā / xarguš-hâ), Tajik spelling харгӯш)

hare, rabbit
- 2005, Niyaz, The Hunt:
  خواب خرگوش به خواب یار می‌موند بله
  xâb-e xarguš be xâb-e yâr mi-munad, bale
  The dream of the hare reminds me of the dream of my lover, yes
greater plantain (Plantago major)
Synonyms: بارهنگ (bārhang / bârhang), بارتنگ (bārtang / bârtang), زبان بره (zabān barra / zabân barre)
mullein (Verbascum gen et spp.)
Synonym: گل ماهور (gul māhūr / gol mâhur)

→ Arabic: خَرْكُوش (ḵarkūš, “plantain”) (never common)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ख़रगोश (xargoś)

Urdu: خرگوش (xargoś)
- → Malay: argus, arkus
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ (xargoś)

Punjabi: خرگوش (xargoś)

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “xar-gōš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 94
Schapka, Ulrich; Volk, Otto Heinrich (1979), “Ein Verzeichnis von in Afghanistan gebräuchlichen Pflanzennamen”, in Afghanistan Journal, volume 6, number 1, Nr. 381 Verbascum spec., page 9a

خرگوش • (xargoś) m (Hindi spelling ख़रगोश)