انگشت

Persian

Etymology 1

from Middle Persian ʾngwst' from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hangúštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (joint). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬧𐬔𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬀 (aṇgušta), and Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha))

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): [æŋˈɡoʃt̪ʰ]

Noun

Dari Persian انگشت
Iranian Persian انگشت
Tajiki Persian ангушт (angušt)

انگشت (angošt) (plural انگشت‌ها (angošt-hâ) or انگشتان (angoštân))

  1. (anatomy) finger
  2. (units of measure) digit, (especially) the Persian digit of about 2 cm.

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From *h₁óngʷl̥ (charcoal).

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): [æŋˈɡʲeʃt̪ʰ]

Noun

Dari Persian انگشت
Iranian Persian انگشت
Tajiki Persian ангишт (angišt)

انگشت (angešt)

  1. charcoal
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