بستو

See also: پشتو‎ and تستو‎

Persian

Alternative forms

• بستک‎ (bostok) (obsolete, dialectal)

Etymology

From an older form بستوک‎ (bostuk). Compare dialectal بستوله‎ (bastule, “jar”), also arabicized Persian بستوقه‎ (bostuqe). Probably cognate with Russian бо́чка (bóčka).

Noun

بستو • (bastu, bostu)

1. a ceramic jar
2. (obsolete) a churn