کهکشان
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
کاه (kâh, “hay”) + کش (keš, “pull, haul”) + ان (-ân, “likeness suffix”). Named after the resemblance of the Milky Way in the night sky to a road, covered with scattered hay.
Alternative forms[edit]
- کاهکشان (kâhkešân)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /kahkaʃɑːn/
Noun[edit]
کهکشان • (kahkašân) (plural کهکشانها (kahkašân-hâ))
Synonyms[edit]
- آسماندره (âsmân-darre)
Related terms[edit]
- کاهکش (kâhkeš)
References[edit]
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) , “کهکشان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press