مچگ

See also: مجگ

Baluchi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *maič- (“to suck”), which has no clear Indo-European etymology. Cognate with Persian مکیدن (mekidan, “to suck, absorb”), probably a loanward from Northwestern Iranian, and مزیدن (mazidan, “to taste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈt͡ʃəɡ/ [mɪˈt͡ʃɐɡ]

  (Mandwani) IPA^(key): [mɪʃəɣ]

Verb

مچگ • (micag) (past stem مچت)

1. to suck

   Synonym: چشگ (cušag)

References

• Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*maič”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN