گورکن

Persian

Etymology

A compound of گور (gur, grave) + کَن (kan, digger).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡoːɾ.kʰän]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡoːɾ.kʰän]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡʊːɾ.kʰän]

Readings
Classical reading? gōrkan
Dari reading? gōrkan
Iranian reading? gurkan
Tajik reading? gürkan

Noun

گورکن • (gôrkan) (plural گورکن‌ها (gôrkan-hâ) or گورکنان (gôrkanân))

  1. badger
  2. grave-digger, gravedigger

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ગોરકન (gorkan)
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