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یک جغد
an owl

Etymology edit

From Sogdian [script needed] (cγwty /⁠čaγut⁠/, owl).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Dari جغد
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷуғз

جغد (joğd) (plural جغدها (joğd-hâ))

  1. owl

See also edit

References edit

  • Henning, W. B. (1939) “Sogdian Loan-Words in New Persian”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies[1], volume 10, number 1, page 96