گاز
Khowar edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
گاز (gaz)
References edit
- Elena Bashir; Maula Nigah; Rahmat Karim Baig (2005), “گاز”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥ɒːz]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | gâz |
Noun edit
گاز • (gâz) (plural گازها (gâz-hâ))
- gas, vapour
- Short for گاز طبیعی (gâz-e tabi'i, “natural gas”).
- Short for پدال گاز (pedâl-e gâz, “accelerator”).
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Probably ultimately from Proto-Iranian *gaz- (“to bite”), borrowed from another Iranian language. Compare Classical Persian گزیدن (gazīdan, “to bite”), Zazaki gaz (“bite”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡɑːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥ɒːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɔz]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | gāz |
Dari reading? | gāz |
Iranian reading? | gâz |
Tajik reading? | goz |
Noun edit
گاز • (gâz) (plural گازها (gâz-hâ))
Usage notes edit
- For snake bites, use نیش (niš).
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from French gaze or English gauze.
Pronunciation edit
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥ɒːz]
Readings | |
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Iranian reading? | gâz |
Noun edit
گاز • (gâz)
Uyghur edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
گاز • (gaz) (plural گازلار (gazlar))
- gas (state of matter)
- gas (chemical element or compound)
- gas (flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
گاز • (gaz) (plural گازلار (gazlar))
- gauze (thin fabric with open weave)
Further reading edit
- Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN