گچ

See also: گج‎, کخ‎, and کج‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian gc (gač, “plaster, gypsum”). Cognate with Khotanese gatsä (gatsä, “gypsum”), etc.

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæt͡ʃ]

Noun

گچ • (gač) (plural گچ‌ها‎ (gač-hâ))

lime, plaster, gypsum, chalk, stucco
(orthopaedics) plaster cast, orthopaedic cast

Derived terms

گچی‎ (gači)
گچکار‎ (gačkâr)
گچکاری‎ (gačkâri)
گچبری‎ (gačbori)

Descendants

Arabic: جص‎ (jaṣṣ)

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