کرکس

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See also: کرگس

Persian

 کرکس on Persian Wikipedia
کرکسGypaetus barbatus

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Etymology

From Middle Persian (klkʾs /⁠kargās⁠/, vulture). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬯𐬀 (karkāsa, vulture) and borrowings Classical Syriac ܩܰܪܩܳܣܳܐ (qarqāsā, vulture), names Biblical Hebrew כַּרְכַּס (karkas, a chamberlain of Ahasuerus), Elamite 𒋼𒋡𒅖𒃻 (kar-qa-iš-šá), 𒋼𒁉𒃻 (kar-kaš-šá), 𒋼𒋡𒃻 (kar-qa-šá), 𒋼𒆠𒅖𒃻 (kar-ki-iš-šá). Literally “hen-eater”, from the term underlying Persian کرک (kark, hen) and Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (eat).

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Readings
Classical reading? karkas
Dari reading? karkas
Iranian reading? karkas
Tajik reading? karkas

Noun

کرکس (karkas) (plural کرکس‌ها (karkas-hâ))

  1. vulture
    Synonyms: لاشخور (lâšxor), نسر (nasr)
    • 1066, Asadī Ṭūsī, گرشاسپ‌نامه [Garshāsp-Nāma]:
      ز تف سر تیغ وز عکس آب
      همی در هوا گشت کرکس کباب
      zi taf-i sar-i tēğ w-az aks-i āb
      hamē dar hawā gašt karkas kabāb
      Due to the radiance of the blade's edge and the water's reflection,
      The vulture in the air was becoming roast meat.

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