ताऊस
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian طَاوُوس (tāwūs), borrowed from Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs), borrowed from Aramaic טוסא (ṭawsā), borrowed from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs), borrowed from Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.uːs/, [t̪äː.uːs]
Noun
ताऊस • (tāūs) m (Urdu spelling طاؤُس)
Related terms
- तख़्त-ए-ताऊस (taxt-e-tāūs)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ताऊस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press