Kushtigir
/ˌkʊʃ.tɪˈɡɪər/noun
A wrestler, especially in Persian and South Asian usage.
Did you know?Kushtigir combines Persian kushti, “wrestling,” with gir, “one who takes or holds,” reflecting the traditional Persian wrestling culture associated with ritual, strength, and disciplined self-mastery.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Iranian
Proto-Iranian
*kusti-
“A contest or struggle; the ancestral form associated with Persian kushti”
Middle Persian
Middle Persian
kustīg
“Wrestling or a wrestling contest”
Classical Persian
Persian
kushti
“Wrestling; grappling”
Classical Persian
Persian
gīr
“One who takes, catches, or holds; an agent form related to گرفتن gereftan, “to take””
19th Century
Anglo-Indian English
kushti-gir
“A wrestler, recorded as a Persian-derived term in South Asian English”
Modern English
English
kushtigir
“A wrestler; also written kushti-gir”