آکج

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“curve, bend”). Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (ʾʾkʾyšʾk /ākēšāk/, “hook, pulling instrument”), Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa, “hook”).

Compare Armenian ակիշ (akiš), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈkɪd͡ʒ/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔˈkid͡ʒ/

Noun

آکج • (âkej)

hook

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