ماهچه

Persian

Etymology

From ماه (mâh) +‎ ـچه (če).

Noun

ماهچه • (mâhče) (obsolete)

1. little moon
2. little gilded globe or crescent on the top of a flag-spear
3. pin worn on the head or bosom
4. gusset
5. small weight, the twelfth part of a tūlcha

Descendants

• → Armenian: մահչա (mahčʻa)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ماهچه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul