کوزه‌گر

Persian

Etymology

کوزه (kuze, “pot”) +‎ ـگَر (-gar, “-er”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kuː.za.ɡaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.zä.ɡäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.zä.ɡäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.zä.ɡäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰu.zä.ɡäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ze.ɡʲæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰu.zä.ɡäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kūzagar
Dari reading?	kūzagar
Iranian reading?	kuzegar
Tajik reading?	kuzagar

Noun

Dari	کوزه‌گر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	кузагар

کوزه‌گر • (kuze-gar) (plural کوزه‌گران (kuzegar-ân) or کوزه‌گرها (kuze-gar-hâ))

1. potter

Synonyms

• سفالگر (sofâlgar)
• فخّار (faxxâr)

Derived terms

• کوزه‌گری (kuze-gari, “pottery”)
• فوتِ کوزه‌گری (fut-e-kuze-gari, literally “the potter's blow”)
• کوزه‌گر از کوزه شکسته آب می‌خورد (kuze-gar az kuze šekaste âb mi-xorad)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کوزه‌گر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press