تکان

تکان

Persian

Etymology

See تکاندن‎

Verb

تکان • (takân or tekân)

1. present stem form of تکاندن‎

Derived terms

• تکان دادن‎ (takân-dâdan, “to shake”)
• تکان خوردن‎ (takân-xordan, “to jerk”)
• رَوان‌تَکان‎ (ravân-takân, “traumatic”)

Noun

تکان • (takân or tekân)

1. jerk, a sudden, quick movement

   Synonyms: جُنبش‎ (jonbeš), جَهش‎ (jaheš)

2. shake

   Synonyms: لَرزش‎ (larzeš), رَعشه‎ (ra'še)

3. move

   Synonym: حَرِکَت‎ (harekat)

4. shock or impulse

   Synonym: ضَربه‎ (zarbe)

5. (figuratively) an emotional shock

   Synonym: شوک‎ (šok)

Derived terms

• تکانه‎ (takâne, “momentum”) (physics)
• تکان‌دهنده‎ (takân-dahande, “shocking, appalling”)
• خانه‌تکانی‎ (xâne-takâni)

References

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