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Persian
Etymology
From ماهی (mâhi, “fish”) + ـچه (če, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little fish”. Compare Central Kurdish ماسوولکە (masûlke).
Compare typologically Latin musculus (“muscle”, literally “little mouse”) (whence English muscle).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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māhīča
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Dari reading?
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māhīča
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Iranian reading?
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mâhiče
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Tajik reading?
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mohiča
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Noun
ماهیچه • (mâhiče) (plural ماهیچهها (mâhiče-hâ))
- (anatomy) muscle
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