پشم
Persian
| Dari | پشم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | пашм |
پشم
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *pášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páćšma (“hair, bristles”), from Proto-Indo-European *poḱ-s-mn̥ (“hair, whiskers”), from *peḱ- (“to shear, pluck”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥 (pašman), Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pakṣman).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [paʃm]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäʃm]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰäʃm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰäʃm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰæʃm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäʃm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pašm |
| Dari reading? | pašm |
| Iranian reading? | pašm |
| Tajik reading? | pašm |
Noun
پشم • (pašm)
- wool
- پشمِ گوسفند ― pašm-e gusfand ― fleece (lit. sheep wool)
- (slang) androgenic hair
- پشمِ سینه ― pašm-e sine ― chest hair
- (slang) pubic hair
Derived terms
Further reading
- M. Tavoosî, A Glossary of Shâyast Nê Shâyast, Shirâz University publications, 1986, pages 123 and 125
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 357
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “797”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 797</ref>
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