کیر
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Persian
| Dari | کیر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кер |
Etymology
From Middle Persian (kyl /kēr/, “penis”). Cognate with Khotanese (kūra, “membrum virile”), Northern Kurdish kîr (/kīr/), Central Kurdish کێر (kêr /kēr/), Zazaki kîr (kīr) and Northern Luri کێل (kıl). Note also Middle Armenian կլիր (klir).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kēr |
| Dari reading? | kēr |
| Iranian reading? | kir |
| Tajik reading? | ker |
Noun
کیر • (kêr) (plural کیرها (kêr-hâ))
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kēr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Harold Walter Bailey (1979), "kūra", in Dictionary of Khotan Saka. Cambridge University Press.