کاهو

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kʾhwk' /⁠kāhōk⁠/, lettuce),[1] perhaps whence borrowings Mazanderani کاهوک (kâhuk), کاوک (kâuk), کهوک (kahuk, lettuce), ultimately of unknown origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

کاهو (kâhu)

  1. lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Descendants[edit]

  • Bashkardi:
    Minabi: کاهو (kâhu)
  • Kermanic: kāhū, kāū, kāvū
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: کاهوو (kahû)
  • Pashto: کاهو (kâhu)
  • Shahrudi: کاو (kâu)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) “kāhū”, in A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects[1] (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 220