Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠wāk⁠/), [Term?] (/⁠wāg⁠/), further etymology unknown.[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Iranian *bā(ia)-ka-, from Proto-Iranian *baiH- (to fear), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to fear, be afraid).[2][3] Compare Old Armenian վախեմ (vaxem).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? bāk
Dari reading? bāk
Iranian reading? bâk
Tajik reading? bok

Noun edit

Dari باک
Iranian Persian
Tajik бок

باک (bâk)

  1. dread, fear
    Synonyms: ترس (tars), بیم (bim), هراس (harâs)
  2. anxiety, care
    Synonym: اندیشه (andiše)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Ottoman Turkish: باك (bâk)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Russian бак (bak).

Pronunciation edit

Readings
Iranian reading? bâk

Noun edit

باک (bâk)

  1. gas tank

References edit

  1. ^ سید احمد رضا قائم مقامی. "نقد فرهنگ ریشه شناختی زبان فارسی." نامه فرهنگستان ویژه نامه فرهنگ نویسی 1، 10 (1394): 147-181.
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
  3. ^ Template:R:ira:ESIja

Further reading edit