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 [Term?], 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

• IPA^(key): /dʒeɡæɾ/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [dʒeˈɡʲæɾ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [dʒɪˈɡʲæɾ]

Noun

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

• کلیجا