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 loan word from Northwestern Iranian, and مزیدن (mazidan, “to taste”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪˈt͡ʃəɡ/ [mɪˈt͡ʃɐɡ]
    (Mandwani) IPA(key): [mɪʃəɣ]

Verb

مچگ • (micag) (past stem متک)

  1. to suckle, breastfeed

References

  • Uppsala University (2026), “مِچَگ”, in Southern Baluchi Dictionary (Webonary) (in Baluchi), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2019.
  • Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*maič”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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