Persian

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Etymology

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From کتک (kotak, beating; cf. Gilaki /kut-/ 'beat/pound'; Mazandarani 'kεt-' 'pulsate/pound (of blood)'; Balochi /kud-/ ‘scratch, wound, injure’; from PIE *kéwdʰh₁-) +‎ زدن (zadan, to strike).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kutak zaḏan
Dari reading? kutak zadan
Iranian reading? kotak zadan
Tajik reading? kutak zadan

Verb

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کُتَک زَدَن (kotak zadan) (present stem کُتَک زَن (kotak zan))

  1. to beat up, to thrash
    Antonym: کتک خوردن (kotak xordan, to get beaten up)

Conjugation

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