Etymology

From Middle Persian myγ ‎(mēγ, “cloud, mist”), from Proto-Iranian (compare Manichaean Parthian myg and Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬖𐬀 ‎(maēγa-, “cloud”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit मेघ ‎(megha, “cloud”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ- ‎(“cloud, mist, fog”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /meːɣ/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [miːɣ]