تکاپو

Persian

Alternative forms

• تکاپوی (takâpuy)

Etymology

From earlier تکاپوی (takâpuy), from تک‌وپوی (tak-o-puy, literally “action and motion”). Equivalent to to تک (tak, “action”) +‎ پوی (puy, “motion, effort”). Compare typologically, colloquial Dari تک‌ودو (tak-u-do, “struggle, effort, search”, literally “action and running”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰækʰɒːˈpʰuː]

Noun

تکاپو • (takâpu) (plural تکاپوها (takâpu-hâ))

1. striving, struggle, effort, hustle
2. traffic, packed, dense
3. search, hunt, investigation

Synonyms

• تقلا (taqallâ)
• تلاش (talâš)
• جستجو (jost-o-ju)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تکاپو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press