قاچاق
Pashto edit
Noun edit
قاچاق • (qāčā́q) m
References edit
- “قاچاق”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
- Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “قاچاق”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Azerbaijani qaçaq (as in qaçaqmalçılıq), from qaçmaq (“to flee, escape”), from Common Turkic *kač- (“to run away, flee”). Related to Turkish kaçmak.
Pronunciation edit
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qɑː.t͡ʃʰɑ́ːq]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qɒː.t͡ʃʰɒ́ːɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qɔ.t͡ʃʰɔ́q]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | qāčāq |
| Iranian reading? | ğâčâğ |
| Tajik reading? | qočoq |
Noun edit
| Dari | قاچاق |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | қочоқ |
قاچاق • (qâčâq) (uncountable)
- contraband, illicit substances
- smuggling, trafficking, smuggled goods
Derived terms edit
- قاچاقچی (qâčâqči, “smuggler, trafficker”)
Uyghur edit
Etymology edit
From Common Turkic *kačgak, from Proto-Turkic *kač- (“to run away, to flee”).[1][2] Cognates with Turkish kaçak.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قاچاق • (qachaq) (plural قاچاقلار (qachaqlar))
References edit
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kaç-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 589
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*KAč-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Further reading edit
- Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN