گچ
Persian
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gc /gač/, “plaster, gypsum”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 (IM.BABBAR /gaṣṣu/, “gypsum”). Compare Khotanese [script needed] (gatsä, “gypsum”), Arabic جص (jaṣṣ, “plaster”), Classical Syriac ܓܨܐ (gaṣṣā, “plaster”) from the same source.
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡat͡ʃ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡät͡ʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡät͡ʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡät͡ʃ]
 
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲæt͡ʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡät͡ʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gač | 
| Dari reading? | gač | 
| Iranian reading? | gač | 
| Tajik reading? | gač | 
Noun
    
| Dari | گچ | 
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гач | 
گچ • (gač) (plural گچها (gač-hâ))
- plaster, gypsum, chalk, stucco
- (orthopaedics) plaster cast, orthopaedic cast
Derived terms
    
- گچبری (gačbori)
- گچکار (gačkâr)
- گچکاری (gačkâri)
- گچی (gači)
Descendants
    
- → Armenian: գաջ (gaǰ)
Further reading
    
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گچ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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