"پیک" meaning in Persian

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Noun

Forms: peyk [romanization], پیکها [plural], پیکان [plural], پیگ [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/, “foot-soldier, courier”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *pā́dah (“foot”). Cognate with Sanskrit पदिक (padika, “going on foot, pedestrian”). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պայիկ (payik), Georgian პაიკი (ṗaiḳi), Classical Syriac ܦܱܝܓܳܐ (faygā), Arabic فَيْج (fayj), فَوْج (fawj). Doublet of فوج (fowj). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal||sc=Phlv|t=foot-soldier, courier|tr=pdk'|ts=payg}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/, “foot-soldier, courier”), {{cog|ira-pro|*pā́dah|t=foot}} Proto-Iranian *pā́dah (“foot”), {{cog|sa|पदिक|t=going on foot, pedestrian}} Sanskrit पदिक (padika, “going on foot, pedestrian”), {{cog|xcl|պայիկ}} Old Armenian պայիկ (payik), {{cog|ka|პაიკი}} Georgian პაიკი (ṗaiḳi), {{cog|syc|ܦܱܝܓܳܐ|tr=faygā}} Classical Syriac ܦܱܝܓܳܐ (faygā), {{cog|ar|فَيْج}} Arabic فَيْج (fayj), {{doublet|fa|فوج|tr1=fowj}} Doublet of فوج (fowj) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|پیکها|or|پیکان|||f1tr=peyk-hâ|f2tr=peykân|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=peyk|tr2=|tr3=}} پیک • (peyk) (plural پیکها (peyk-hâ) or پیکان (peykân)), {{fa-noun|pl=پیکها|pl2=پیکان|tr=peyk}} پیک • (peyk) (plural پیکها (peyk-hâ) or پیکان (peykân))
  1. messenger, courier Related terms: پیاده (piyâde)
    Sense id: en-پیک-fa-noun-uWT3ive0 Categories (other): Occupations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: peyk [romanization], pek [romanization], پیکها [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English peg. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|en|peg}} Borrowed from English peg Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|پیکها|||||f1tr=peyk, pek-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=peyk, pek|tr2=|tr3=}} پیک • (peyk, pek) (plural پیکها (peyk, pek-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=پیکها|tr=peyk, pek}} پیک • (peyk, pek) (plural پیکها (peyk, pek-hâ))
  1. shot (measure of alcohol)
    Sense id: en-پیک-fa-noun-wqFnEnJZ Categories (other): Units of measure, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ფაიკი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ფაიკი (paiḳi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ფაიკი (paiḳi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "axm",
            "2": "փայիգ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Armenian: փայիգ (pʻayig)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Armenian: փայիգ (pʻayig)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "t": "foot-soldier, courier",
        "tr": "pdk'",
        "ts": "payg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/, “foot-soldier, courier”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ira-pro",
        "2": "*pā́dah",
        "t": "foot"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Iranian *pā́dah (“foot”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "पदिक",
        "t": "going on foot, pedestrian"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit पदिक (padika, “going on foot, pedestrian”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "պայիկ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian պայիկ (payik)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ka",
        "2": "პაიკი"
      },
      "expansion": "Georgian პაიკი (ṗaiḳi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܦܱܝܓܳܐ",
        "tr": "faygā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܦܱܝܓܳܐ (faygā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "فَيْج"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic فَيْج (fayj)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "فوج",
        "tr1": "fowj"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of فوج (fowj)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/, “foot-soldier, courier”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *pā́dah (“foot”). Cognate with Sanskrit पदिक (padika, “going on foot, pedestrian”). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պայիկ (payik), Georgian პაიკი (ṗaiḳi), Classical Syriac ܦܱܝܓܳܐ (faygā), Arabic فَيْج (fayj), فَوْج (fawj). Doublet of فوج (fowj).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peyk",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیکها",
      "roman": "peyk-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیکان",
      "roman": "peykân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیگ",
      "roman": "peyg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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        "3": "plural",
        "4": "پیکها",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "پیکان",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "peyk-hâ",
        "f2tr": "peykân",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "peyk",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk) (plural پیکها (peyk-hâ) or پیکان (peykân))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "پیکها",
        "pl2": "پیکان",
        "tr": "peyk"
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk) (plural پیکها (peyk-hâ) or پیکان (peykân))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "fa:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "messenger, courier"
      ],
      "id": "en-پیک-fa-noun-uWT3ive0",
      "links": [
        [
          "messenger",
          "messenger"
        ],
        [
          "courier",
          "courier"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "piyâde",
          "word": "پیاده"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "پیک"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "peg"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English peg",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English peg.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peyk",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pek",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیکها",
      "roman": "peyk, pek-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "پیکها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "peyk, pek-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "peyk, pek",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk, pek) (plural پیکها (peyk, pek-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "پیکها",
        "tr": "peyk, pek"
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk, pek) (plural پیکها (peyk, pek-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Units of measure",
          "orig": "fa:Units of measure",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shot (measure of alcohol)"
      ],
      "id": "en-پیک-fa-noun-wqFnEnJZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "shot",
          "shot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "پیک"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian doublets",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from English",
    "Persian terms derived from English",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ფაიკი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ფაიკი (paiḳi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ფაიკი (paiḳi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "axm",
            "2": "փայիգ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Armenian: փայիգ (pʻayig)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Armenian: փայիգ (pʻayig)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "t": "foot-soldier, courier",
        "tr": "pdk'",
        "ts": "payg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/, “foot-soldier, courier”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ira-pro",
        "2": "*pā́dah",
        "t": "foot"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Iranian *pā́dah (“foot”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "पदिक",
        "t": "going on foot, pedestrian"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit पदिक (padika, “going on foot, pedestrian”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "պայիկ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian պայիկ (payik)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ka",
        "2": "პაიკი"
      },
      "expansion": "Georgian პაიკი (ṗaiḳi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܦܱܝܓܳܐ",
        "tr": "faygā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܦܱܝܓܳܐ (faygā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "فَيْج"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic فَيْج (fayj)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "فوج",
        "tr1": "fowj"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of فوج (fowj)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pdk' /⁠payg⁠/, “foot-soldier, courier”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *pā́dah (“foot”). Cognate with Sanskrit पदिक (padika, “going on foot, pedestrian”). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian պայիկ (payik), Georgian პაიკი (ṗaiḳi), Classical Syriac ܦܱܝܓܳܐ (faygā), Arabic فَيْج (fayj), فَوْج (fawj). Doublet of فوج (fowj).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peyk",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیکها",
      "roman": "peyk-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیکان",
      "roman": "peykân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیگ",
      "roman": "peyg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "پیکها",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "پیکان",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "peyk-hâ",
        "f2tr": "peykân",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "peyk",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk) (plural پیکها (peyk-hâ) or پیکان (peykân))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "پیکها",
        "pl2": "پیکان",
        "tr": "peyk"
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk) (plural پیکها (peyk-hâ) or پیکان (peykân))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "piyâde",
      "word": "پیاده"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "fa:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "messenger, courier"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "messenger",
          "messenger"
        ],
        [
          "courier",
          "courier"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "پیک"
}

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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from English",
    "Persian terms derived from English"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "peg"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English peg",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English peg.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peyk",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pek",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "پیکها",
      "roman": "peyk, pek-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "پیکها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "peyk, pek-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "peyk, pek",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk, pek) (plural پیکها (peyk, pek-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "پیکها",
        "tr": "peyk, pek"
      },
      "expansion": "پیک • (peyk, pek) (plural پیکها (peyk, pek-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "fa:Units of measure"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shot (measure of alcohol)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shot",
          "shot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "پیک"
}

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