کهر

See also: گھر

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kádruš (“brown, tan”), likely from the BMAC substrate.

Related to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀⸱𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (kadruua.aspa, “with brown horses”) (whence unattested Avestan *𐬐𐬀𐬛𐬭𐬎 (*kadru, “brown”)), and cognate with Sanskrit कद्रु (kadru, “brown, reddish-brown”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.haɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɦäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɦäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.ɦæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɦäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	kahar
Dari reading?	kahar
Iranian reading?	kahar
Tajik reading?	kahar

Noun

کهر • (kahar)

1. light brown
2. a dark red or bay colored horse

Synonyms

• کمیت (komeyt)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: kəhər
• → Urdu: کہر (kahar)