گوی
See also: کوی
Persian
Pronunciation
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Readings | |
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Classical reading? | g |
Dari reading? | g |
Iranian reading? | g |
Tajik reading? | g |
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Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /gōy/, “ball”). Cognate with Sanskrit गोल (gola), Persian گلوله (golūle, “pellet; bullet”), Northern Luri گولٛاْ (goła, “pellet”), Central Kurdish گولە (gule) and گۆ (go, “ball”), Northern Kurdish gog (“ball”), Zazaki gudi (“ball; round”) and an Iranian loanword in Classical Syriac ܓܘܝܐ (gōyāʾ).
Noun
گوی • (guy) (plural گویها (guy-hâ))
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37
Etymology 2
Verb
گوی • (gôy)