کرگ

کرگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (klg /karg/, “rhinoceros; horn”). More at کرگدن‎.

Noun

کرگ • (karg)

1. (archaic) a rhinoceros
   • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

     ‏چو شب شد شنیدند آواز کرگ / سکندر بپوشید خفتان و ترگ‎

     čo šab šod šenidand âvâze karg / sekandar bepušid xeftân o targ

     By nightfall, they heard rhinoceros growling / [as a result,] Alexander put on his armor and helmet.

Descendants

کرگدن‎ (kargadan)

References

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