کاستن

See also: کاشتن

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *kas- (“to be small, diminish, lessen”), of uncertain further origin; compare perhaps German hager (“gaunt”) and Lithuanian kašėti (“to lessen, become thin, dry, weaken”). Cognate with که (keh, “small”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬯𐬫𐬀𐬵 (kasyah, “smaller, lesser”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ks, “small(er), less(er), young(er)”), Nayini käs (“small”), Bactrian κισατο (kisato, “least, youngest”), Baluchi [script needed] (kisān, kasān, “small”), Sanskrit कशु (kaśu, “a name denoting 'the Small One'”), and Old Armenian կէս (kēs, “half; in part”), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kɑːs.ˈtan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːs.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːs.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːs.t̪ʰǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːs.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːs.t̪ʰǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔs.t̪ʰǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	kāstan
Dari reading?	kāstan
Iranian reading?	kâstan
Tajik reading?	kostan

Verb

Dari	کاستن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	костан

کاستن • (kâstan) (present stem کاه (kâh))

1. to decrease

   Synonyms: کاهیدن (kâhidan), کم کردن (kam kardan)

   Antonym: افزودن (afzudan)