کهکشان

Persian

Alternative forms

• کاهکشان (kâhkešân)

Etymology

From کاه (kâh, “hay”) +‎ کش (keš, “pull, haul”) +‎ ـان (-ân, “likeness suffix”). Named after the resemblance of the Milky Way in the night sky to a road, covered with scattered hay.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kah.ka.ˈʃɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɦ.kʰä.ʃɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɦ.kʰä.ʃɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.kʰä.ʃɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.kʰä.ʃɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæɦ.kʰʲæ.ʃɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɦ.kʰä.ʃɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	kahkašān
Dari reading?	kahkašān
Iranian reading?	kahkašân
Tajik reading?	kahkašon

Noun

کهکشان • (kahkašân) (plural کهکشان‌ها (kahkašân-hâ))

1. galaxy

   Synonym: آسمان‌دره (âsmân-darre)

Proper noun

کهکشان • (kahkašân)

1. (archaic, original sense) the Milky Way

   Synonym: راه شیری (râh-e širi)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کهکشان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press