کهر

See also: گھر

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kádruš (“brown, tan”), likely from the BMAC substrate.

Related to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀⸱𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀 (kadruua.aspa, “with brown horses”) (whence unattested Avestan *𐬐𐬀𐬛𐬭𐬎 (*kadru, “brown”)), and cognate with Sanskrit कद्रु (kadru, “brown, reddish-brown”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.haɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɦäɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːäɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːäɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.ɦæɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɦäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kahar
Dari reading^?	kahar
Iranian reading^?	kahar
Tajik reading^?	kahar

Noun

کهر • (kahar)

light brown
a dark red or bay colored horse

Synonyms

کمیت (komeyt)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: kəhər
→ Urdu: کہر (kahar)

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