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Persian
Etymology
From کلنجار (kelenjâr, “crab”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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kalanjār raftan
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| Dari reading?
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kalanjār raftan
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| Iranian reading?
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kalanjâr raftan
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| Tajik reading?
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kalanjor raftan
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Verb
کلنجار رفتن • (kalanjâr raftan)
- to fumble with your hands, just like how a crab tries to hold things with its claws
از شدّت اضطراب کل مدّت مصاحبه رو فقط داشت با دکمههاش کلنجار میرفت!- az šeddate ezterâb kolle moddate mosâhebe ro faqat dâšt bâ dokmehâš kalanjâr miraft!
- Due to severe stress, he/she was just fumbling at his/her buttons during the whole interview!
- (informal) to struggle, to grapple with, or to squabble
1962, Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, The Dictionary of Persian Colloquialism:کلنجار رفتن با یک مشت بنا و عمله کار حضرت فیل است!- kalanjâr raftan ba yek mošt amale o bannâ kâre hazrate fil ast!
- Dealing with a bunch of construction workers is a total burnout!
- to make great effort and make little progress
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کلنجار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh (1962) “کلنجار رفتن”, in The Dictionary of Persian Colloquialism (in Persian)