چاو
See also: خاو
Central Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *čášma (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaːu̯/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | çav |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | چاو (çaw) |
چاو (çaw)
Derived terms
- چاوبرسی (çawbirsî)
- چاوبز (çawbiz)
- چاوبڕکێ (çawbirrkê)
- چاوبۆرە (çawbore)
- چاوبەرەوژێر (çawberewjêr)
- چاوبەست (çawbest)
- چاوبەڵەک (çawbellek)
- چاوترسێن (çawtirsên)
- چاوتوند (çawtund)
- چاوتیژ (çawtîj)
- چاوتێر (çawtêr)
- چاوخێل (çawxêl)
- چاودێر (çawdêr)
- چاوزەرد (çawzerd)
- چاوزەق (çawzeq)
- چاوسوور (çawsûr)
- چاوسەوز (çawsewz)
- چاوشارکێ (çawşarkê)
- چاوشاش (çawşaş)
- چاوشۆڕ (çawşorr)
- چاوشین (çawşîn)
- چاولێکەر (çawlêker)
- چاومار (çawmar)
- چاومەست (çawmest)
- چاونەترس (çawnetirs)
- چاوپان (çawpan)
- چاوپشیلە (çawpişîle)
- چاوپۆش (çawpoş)
- چاوپیس (çawpîs)
- چاوچنۆک (çawçinok)
- چاوچەپەڵ (çawçepell)
- چاوڕوون (çawrrûn)
- چاوڕەش (çawrreş)
- چاوکاڵ (çawkall)
- چاوکراوە (çawkirawe)
- چاوکوتکە (çawkutke)
- چاوگ (çawig)
- چاویلکە (çawîlke)
- چاوێشە (çawêşe)
- چاوە (çawe)
- چاوەدوا (çawediwa)
- چاوەزار (çawezar)
- چاوەنواڕ (çaweniwarr)
- چاوەنۆڕ (çawenorr)
- چاوەچاو (çaweçaw)
- چاوەڕێ (çawerrê)
References
- Hejar (1990), “چاو”, in Henbane borîne[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 198
- Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “chaw”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 25
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čav (“fame, reputation”).[1]
Noun
چاو • (çav) (definite accusative چاوی (çavı), plural چاولر (çavlar))
- noise, various types of sounds, usually unwanted, unpleasant, or annoying
- reputation, fame, repute, name, what somebody or something is known for
- news, a piece of information about current events, disseminated by the media
- Synonym: خبر (haber)
Derived terms
- چاو ایتمك (çav etmek, “to divulgate”)
Descendants
- Turkish: çav
References
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972), “ça:v”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 393
Further reading
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- Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1881), “چاو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume I, Paris: E. Leroux, page 573
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “çav3”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 903
- Hindoglu, Artin (1838), “چاو”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français[2], Vienna: F. Beck, page 178a
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “چاو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 465
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Rumor”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[4], Vienna, column 1496
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “چاو”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[5], Vienna, column 1568
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
چاو • (çav) (definite accusative چاوی (çavı), plural چاولر (çavlar))
- (anatomy) penis, the male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse and for urination
Descendants
- Turkish: çav
Further reading
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “çav4”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 903
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “چاو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 711
Etymology 3
Possibly from Middle Chinese 鈔 (“paper money, banknote”).
Noun
چاو • (çav) (definite accusative چاوی (çavı), plural چاولر (çavlar))
- (historical) sort of paper money issued by the Yuan dynasty in China and the first paper currency in the Islamic world
Descendants
- Turkish: çav
Further reading
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “çav7”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 903
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “چاو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[7], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 711
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 鈔／钞 (chāo).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːw/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɑːw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɒːv]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɔw]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čāw |
| Dari reading? | čāw |
| Iranian reading? | čâv |
| Tajik reading? | čov |
Noun
چاو • (čâv)
- (historical) A paper money used in medieval China and briefly introduced by the Mongols to Iran in 1294; the first paper currency in the Islamic world, it proved an economic failure.