کهکشان
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Persian
Alternative forms
- کاهکشان (kâhkešân)
Etymology
From کاه (kâh, “hay”) + کش (keš, “pull, haul”) + ـان (-ân, “likeness suffix”). Named after the resemblance of the Milky Way in the night sky to a road, covered with scattered hay.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kahkašān |
| Dari reading? | kahkašān |
| Iranian reading? | kahkašân |
| Tajik reading? | kahkašon |
Noun
کهکشان • (kahkašân) (plural کهکشانها (kahkašân-hâ))
Proper noun
کهکشان • (kahkašân)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کهکشان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press