کدو
Khalaj edit
Noun edit
کُدو (kudı) (definite accusative کُدونؽ, plural کُدولار)
Declension edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain.
Read in Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kaẟō). In Gilaki کوی (kūī, “gourd; bowl, vessel, stop”). Possibly related to Sanskrit कटु (kaṭu, “bitter”), or a variant reflex of کندو (kandū, “beehive; a large clay bin for grain”) extended from Aramaic כּדּא (kaddā), כַּנְדָּא (kandā), from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀺𑀡𑁰𑀝𑀺 (kiṇṭi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ka.ˈðuː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæ.d̪úː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.d̪ú]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kaḏū |
| Dari reading? | kadū |
| Iranian reading? | kadu |
| Tajik reading? | kadu |
Noun edit
کدو • (kadu)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)[1] (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 106–107 Nr. 309
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “کدو”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[2] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 806a
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کدو (kad(d)ū).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kəd̪.d̪uː/, /kə.d̪uː/
Noun edit
کدو • (kaddū) m (Hindi spelling कद्दू or कदू)
Declension edit
| Declension of کدو | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | کدو (kaddū) | کدو (kaddū) |
| oblique | کدو (kaddū) | کدووں (kaddūō̃) |
| vocative | کدو (kaddū) | کدوو (kaddūō) |
Synonyms edit
- (pumpkin): کمھڑا (kumhaṛā)