Persian edit

Etymology edit

کتک (kotak, beating; cf. Gilaki /kut-/ 'beat/pound'; Mazandarani 'kεt-' 'pulsate/pound (of blood)'; Balochi /kud-/ ‘scratch, wound, injure’; from PIE *kéwdʰh₁-) +‎ زدن (zadan, to strike).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? kutak zaḏan
Dari reading? kutak zadan
Iranian reading? kotak zadan
Tajik reading? kutak zadan

Verb edit

کُتَک زَدَن (kotak zadan) (present stem کُتَک زَن (kotak zan))

  1. to beat up, to thrash
    Antonym: کتک خوردن (kotak xordan, to get beaten up)

Conjugation edit