قاچاق

Pashto

Noun

قاچاق • (qāčā́q) m

contraband, smuggling

References

“قاچاق”, in Pashto Dictionary (in English), Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “قاچاق”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

From Azerbaijani qaçaq (as in qaçaqmalçılıq), from qaçmaq (“to flee, escape”) from Common Turkic *kač- (“to run away, flee”). Related to Turkish kaçmak.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qɑːˈt͡ʃɑːq/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /qɑːˈt͡ʃɑːq/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢɒːˈt͡ʃɒːɢ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /qɔˈt͡ʃɔq/

Noun

Iranian Persian	قاچاق
Dari	قاچاق
Tajik	қочоқ (qočoq)

قاچاق • (qâčâq)

(uncountable) contraband, illicit substances
(uncountable) smuggling, trafficking, smuggled goods

Related terms

قاچاقچی (qâčâqči, “smuggler, trafficker”)

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