قرقاول

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai قىرغاۋۇل (qirghawul, “pheasant”) (compare Kazakh қырғауыл (qyrğauyl)), likely borrowed from Classical Mongolian [script needed] (girɣaul, ɣurɣuul) (whence Mongolian гургуул (gurguul)), from Middle Mongol [script needed] (xurqaʾul), from Proto-Mongolic *girgaxul.

Noun

قرقاول • (qarqâvol) (plural ‌قرقاول‌ها)

1. pheasant (bird)

   Synonyms: تذرو (tazarv), تورنگ (turang)