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Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic كَشْف (kašf).
Pronunciation
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kašf
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kašf
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kašf
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kašf
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Noun
کشف • (kašf)
- discovery
- disclosure
- revelation
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Etymology 2
From Middle Persian (kšwk' /kašawag/, “tortoise”), from Proto-Iranian *kacyápah. Cognate with Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa).
Pronunciation
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kašaf
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kašaf
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kašaf
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kašaf
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Noun
کشف • (kašaf)
- (archaic) tortoise, turtle
- Synonym: لاکپشت (lâk-pošt)
- (astrology, obsolete) Cancer
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Urdu
Etymology 1
From Arabic كَشْف (kašf).
Noun
کشف • (kašf) m
- opening
- declaration
- manifestation
- disclosure
- apocalypse
- revelation
- discovery
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Classical Persian کشف (kašaf). Cognate with Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa).
Noun
کشف • (kašaf) m
- tortoise