تکاپو

تکاپو

Persian

Alternative forms

• تکاپوی‎ (takâpuy)

Etymology

From earlier تکاپوی‎ (takâpuy), from تک‌وپوی‎ (tak-o-puy, literally “action and motion”). Equivalent to to تک‎ (tak, “action”) +‎ پوی‎ (puy, “motion, effort”). Compare typologically, colloquial Dari تک‌ودو‎ (tak-u-do, “struggle, effort, search”, literally “action and running”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰækʰɒːˈpʰuː]

Noun

تکاپو • (takâpu) (plural تکاپوها‎ (takâpu-hâ))

1. striving, struggle, effort, hustle
2. traffic, packed, dense
3. search, hunt, investigation

Synonyms

• تقلا‎ (taqallâ)
• تلاش‎ (talâš)
• جستجو‎ (jost-o-ju)

References

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