میغ
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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian myγ (mēγ, “cloud, mist”), from Parthian, from Proto-Iranian *Hmaygáh (compare Manichaean Parthian myg, Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬖𐬀- (maēγa-, “cloud”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmaygʰás (compare Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ- (“cloud, mist, fog”).
Related to Persian مه (meh), and cognate with Northern Kurdish mij.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mēğ |
| Dari reading? | mēğ |
| Iranian reading? | miğ |
| Tajik reading? | meġ |
Noun
میغ • (miğ)
Descendants
- → Urdu: میغ (mēğ)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian میغ (mēğ, “cloud; fog, mist”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /meːɣ/, /miːɣ/
Noun
میغ • (meġ) ? (Hindi spelling मेग़)
Derived terms
- شبِ میغ (šab-e-mēğ, “cloudy night”)
References
- “میغ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.