"𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿" meaning in Old Persian

See 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Uncertain; possibly: * related to Sanskrit पर्शु (Parśu), the name of a warrior tribe, (see below) * or Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “hatchet, axe”), * or from Proto-Iranian *párcuš (“rib”), compare Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu, “rib; sickle”), पार्श्व (pārśva, “the region of the ribs, immediate neighbourhood”). Etymology templates: {{unc|peo}} Uncertain, {{cog|sa|पर्शु|tr=Parśu}} Sanskrit पर्शु (Parśu), {{cog|sa|परशु|t=hatchet, axe|tr=paraśu}} Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “hatchet, axe”), {{der|peo|ira-pro|*párcuš|t=rib}} Proto-Iranian *párcuš (“rib”), {{cog|sa|पर्शु|t=rib; sickle|tr=parśu}} Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu, “rib; sickle”) Head templates: {{head|peo|proper noun|g=m|tr=Pārsaʰ⁠}} 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsaʰ⁠) m
  1. Persia, Persis Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿-peo-name-HdJKOVmK
  2. Persepolis Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿-peo-name-jwWvfXLD

Noun

Etymology: Uncertain; possibly: * related to Sanskrit पर्शु (Parśu), the name of a warrior tribe, (see below) * or Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “hatchet, axe”), * or from Proto-Iranian *párcuš (“rib”), compare Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu, “rib; sickle”), पार्श्व (pārśva, “the region of the ribs, immediate neighbourhood”). Etymology templates: {{unc|peo}} Uncertain, {{cog|sa|पर्शु|tr=Parśu}} Sanskrit पर्शु (Parśu), {{cog|sa|परशु|t=hatchet, axe|tr=paraśu}} Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “hatchet, axe”), {{der|peo|ira-pro|*párcuš|t=rib}} Proto-Iranian *párcuš (“rib”), {{cog|sa|पर्शु|t=rib; sickle|tr=parśu}} Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu, “rib; sickle”) Head templates: {{head|peo|noun|g=m|tr=Pārsaʰ⁠}} 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsaʰ⁠) m
  1. a Persian Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿-peo-noun-osuthUNy Categories (other): Old Persian entries with incorrect language header, Old Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Countries Disambiguation of Old Persian entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 92 Disambiguation of Old Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 7 2 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 23 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 10 75 Disambiguation of Countries: 5 0 95
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Download raw JSONL data for 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 meaning in Old Persian (4.2kB)

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