خرگوش

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خرگوش

From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”, literally “big ear”), equivalent to (xar) +‎ (gôš). Compare Tajik харгӯш (xargüš), Talysh , (havüš), Pashto خرغوږ (xarğwaž), خرغوړ (xarğwaṛ), خرغوګ (xarğwag, “mullein”, literally “big ear”).

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡoːʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäɾ.ɡʊːʃ]


Iranian Persian	خرگوش
Dari	خرگوش
Tajik	харгӯш

خرگوش • (xargôš) (plural خرگوش‌ها (xargôš-hâ))

hare, rabbit
- 2005, Niyaz, The Hunt:
  خواب خرگوش به خواب یار می‌موند بله
  xâb-e xarguš be xâb-e yâr mi-munad, bale
  The dream of the hare reminds me of the dream of my lover, yes
greater plantain (Plantago major)
Synonyms: بارهنگ (bârhang), بارتنگ (bârtang), زبان بره (zabân-barre)
mullein (Verbascum gen et spp.)
Synonym: گل ماهور (gol-mâhur)

→ Arabic: خَرْكُوش (ḵarkūš, “plantain”) (never common)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ख़रगोश (xargoś)

Urdu: خرگوش (xargoś)
- → Malay: argus, arkus
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ (xargoś)

Punjabi: خرگوش (xargoś)

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “xar-gōš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 94
Schapka, Ulrich, Volk, Otto Heinrich (1979) “Ein Verzeichnis von in Afghanistan gebräuchlichen Pflanzennamen”, in Afghanistan Journal, volume 6, number 1, Nr. 381 Verbascum spec., page 9a

خرگوش • (xargoś) m (Hindi spelling ख़रगोश)