کرگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (klg /⁠karg⁠/, “rhinoceros; horn”). More at کرگدن.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kaɾɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæɹɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	karg
Dari reading?	karg
Iranian reading?	karg
Tajik reading?	karg

Noun

کرگ • (karg)

1. (archaic) a rhinoceros
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     چو شب شد شنیدند آواز کرگ
     سکندر بپوشید خفتان و ترگ

     čo šab šod šenidand âvâze karg
     sekandar bepušid xeftân o targ

     By nightfall, they heard rhinoceros growling
     [as a result,] Alexander put on his armor and helmet.

Descendants

• کرگدن (kargadan)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کرگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press