جگر

See also: چکر‎

Baluchi

Noun

جگر • (jagar, jigar)

  1. liver

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian جگر‎ (jegar).

Noun

جگر • (ciger)

  1. liver, lung

Descendants

  • Hungarian: zsiger
  • Greek: τζιέρι (tziéri), τζιγέρι (tzigéri)
  • Turkish: ciğer

Persian

Alternative forms

  • جیگر‎

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (jagar), from Old Persian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan yākarǝ, Balochi جگر‎ (jagar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit यकृत् (yakṛt)), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ (“liver”) (compare Old Armenian լեարդ (leard), Greek ήπαρ (ípar), Latin iecur).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari Persian جگر‎
Iranian Persian جگر‎
Tajiki Persian ҷигар (jigar)

جگر • (jegar)

  1. liver
  2. dear, darling (metaphorically)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian جگر‎ (jegar).

Noun

جگر • (jigar) m (Hindi spelling जिगर)

  1. liver
  2. (poetic) heart
  3. (poetic) mind
  4. (poetic) spirit
  5. (poetic) courage
  6. dear, darling (metaphorically)

Synonyms

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