An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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prey
  ۱) چَویدن؛ ۲) چَواک  
1) cavidan; 2) cavâk
Fr.: 1) faire sa proie de; 2) proie  

  1. To seize and devour prey, as an animal does.

    1. An animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E. preye, from O.Fr. preie, from L. praeda “booty, plunder, game hunted;” ultimately from prehendere “to grasp, seize.”

Etymology (PE): 1) Cavidan, related to Khotanese cev- “to get, seize,” Ossetic cævyn, cavd “to hit, to strike,” Pers. câpidan “to plunder,” cafsidan, caspidan “to stick; to plunder;” Proto-Ir. *cap- “to seize.”

  1. Cavâk, from cav- present stem of cavidan, as above,
  • -âk suffix denoting object of an action.