کاهو

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kʾhwk' /⁠kāhōk⁠/, “lettuce”),[1] perhaps whence borrowings Mazanderani کاهوک (kâhuk), کاوک (kâuk), کهوک (kahuk, “lettuce”), ultimately of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʰɒːˈhuː]

Noun

کاهو • (kâhu)

  1. lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Descendants
  • → Bashkardi:
    Minabi: کاهو (kâhu)
  • → Kermanic: kāhū, kāū, kāvū
  • → Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: کاهوو (kahû)
  • → Pashto: کاهو (kâhu)
  • → Shahrudi: کاو (kâu)

References
  1. Asatrian, Garnik (2011) “kāhū”, in A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects‎ (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 220
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