کرگدن

Persian

کرگدن

Dari	کرگدن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	каркадан

Alternative forms

• (archaic) کرگ (karg), کرگندن (kargandan)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (klg /⁠karg⁠/, “rhinoceros; horn”) + [script needed] (-dʾn' /⁠-dān⁠/, “bearer, holder”), ultimately from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros; literally sword bearer”).

Compare Arabic كَرْكَدَّن (karkaddan, “rhinoceros”), Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܕܢܐ (karkǝḏānā, “rhinoceros”), Sanskrit खड्गधेनु (khaḍgadhenu, “a female rhinoceros”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kaɾ.ka.ˈðan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾ.kʰä.d̪ǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾ.kʰä.d̪ǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾ.kʰä.d̪ǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾ.kʰä.d̪ǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæɹ.kʰʲæ.d̪ǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾ.kʰä.d̪ǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	karkaḏan
Dari reading?	karkadan
Iranian reading?	karkadan
Tajik reading?	karkadan

Noun

کرگدن • (kargadan) (plural کرگدن‌ها (kargadan-hâ))

1. (archaic) Indian rhinoceros
2. (Iranian mythology) Karkadann
3. rhinoceros

Descendants

• → Avar: гаргадан (gargadan)
• → Azerbaijani: kərgədan
• → Classical Syriac: ܟܪܟܕܢܐ (karkəḏānā)
  • → Arabic: كَرْكَدَّن (karkaddan)
• → Crimean Tatar: kerkedan
• → Gujarati: કરગદન (karagdan)
• → Gurani: کەرگەدەنگ (kargadang)
• Kurdish:

  → Northern Kurdish: kergeden

  → Central Kurdish: کەرگەدەن (kergeden)

  → Southern Kurdish: کەرگەدەن (kergeden)

  → Laki: کەرگەدەن (kergeden)

• → Lak: каргадан (kargadan)
• → Mazanderani: کرگردن (kərgadən)
• → Middle Armenian: քարկարտան (kʻarkartan), քարկանտան (kʻarkantan)
• → Tatar: кәркедән (kärkedän)
• → Turkish: gergedan
• → Turkmen: kerk (from کرگ (karg))
• → Uyghur: كەركىدان (kerkidan)
• → Uzbek: karkidon