مگ
Persian
editAlternative forms
edit- مگه (magh)
Etymology
editPerhaps ultimately from Sanskrit मगध (magadha), the land of the Buddha, in reference to the people's Buddhist faith and their kings' claim of descent from Magadha. Compare Bengali মাঘ (magh, “Arakanese”), Bengali মগ (mog, “Arakanese”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editمگ • (mag) (plural مگان (magân))
Further reading
edit- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مگ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul