کفشدوزک

See also: کفش دوزک

Persian

Alternative forms

کفش‌دوزک (kafš-duzak) — with a ZWNJ.
کفش دوزک (kafšduzak) — with a full space.

Etymology

Disputed. Could be from an earlier *کوژدوشَک = (kuž, “convex”) +‎ (duš, “shoulder, back”) +‎ (-ak, diminutive suffix), "the little hunchback" (also see گوژپُشت), or from (koš) +‎ (šatu) +‎ (zak), literally “the killer of aphid pests”. Analyzable in Modern Persian as (kafš-duz, “shoe maker”) +‎ (ak, diminutive suffix), literally “the little shoemaker” (etymologically debunked).

Noun

کفشدوزک • (kafšduzak) (plural کفشدوزک‌ها (kafšduzak-hâ))

(Iran) ladybird or lady-bird, ladybug (Canada, US)

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