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Persian
Etymology
From عین ('eyn, “eye”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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aynak
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| Dari reading?
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aynak
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| Iranian reading?
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eynak
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| Tajik reading?
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aynak
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Noun
| Dari
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عینک
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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айнак
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عِیْنَک • ('eynak) (plural عینکها ('eynak-hâ))
- glasses, spectacles
- عینک زدن ― eynak zadan ― to wear glasses
- عینک آفتابی ― eynak-e âftâbi ― sunglasses
- عینک دودی ― eynak-e dudi ― sunglasses
Derived terms
- عینکی (eynaki, “spectacled, person who wears glasses”)
Descendants
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَیْنَک (aynak).
Pronunciation
Noun
عَیݨََک • (ʻaiṇāk) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਐਣਕ or ਐਨਕ)
- spectacles; a pair of glasses
Declension
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “عَینک”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਐਨਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَیْنَک (aynak).
Pronunciation
Noun
عَینَک • ('ainak) f (Hindi spelling ऐनक)
- glasses, spectacles
- Synonym: چَشْمَہ (caśma)