چاو
Central Kurdish
Noun
چاو (čaw)
- eye
Ottoman Turkish
Noun
چاو • (çav)
- (anatomy) penis
Descendants
- Turkish: çav
Noun
چاو • (çav)
- reputation; fame
- news
Etymology 3
Possibly from Middle Chinese 鈔
Noun
چاو • (çav)
- A form of paper money of the Yuan dynasty in China.
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “چاو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 465
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “چاو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 711
Persian
Etymology
From Chinese 鈔／钞 (chāo).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːw/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːw/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɒːw/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔv/
Noun
چاو • (čâv)
- (historical) A paper money used in medieval China and briefly introduced by the Mongols to Iran in 1294; the first paper currency in the Islamic world, it proved an economic failure.