An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

Of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
2) Light or airy (Dictionary.com).

From → fluff + -y adj. suffix, from O.E. -ig, cognate with L. -icus, → -ic.

Korkvâr "resembling fluff," with -vâr, a suffix of possession, similarity, and aptitude (e.g., omidvâr, sezâvâr, sugvâr, šâhvâr, gušvâr), → -oid; korki adj. with -i.

An aggregate of small particles loosely stuck together. Same as → porous dust grain.

→ fluffy; → dust; → grain.