بساک

Persian

Alternative forms

پساک‎ (pasâk)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫛𐫇𐫘𐫃‎ (pwsg /pusag, pūsag/, “garland”). Cognate with Parthian 𐫛𐫇𐫘𐫃‎ (pwsg /pusag, pūsag/), Sogdian [script needed] (ʾpsʾk), Avestan 𐬞𐬏𐬯𐬀‎ (pūsa, “plait, head dress”), Sanskrit पुट (puṭa, “plait”), Old Armenian պսակ (psak), Tocharian A [Term?] (psuk), Tocharian B [Term?] (pässakw). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

بساک • (basâk)

wreath, garland
anther

References

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

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