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Persian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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šōh
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| Dari reading?
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šōh
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| Iranian reading?
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šuh
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| Tajik reading?
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šüh
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Adjective
شوخ • (šôh)
- shameless, saucy, brazen
- jocose, jovial, gay
Derived terms
- شوخی (šôhi, “shamelessness; joke”)
- شوخچشم (šôh-češm, “shameless”)
- شوخروی (šôh-rôy, “shameless”)
Noun
شوخ • (šôh)
- filth, muck
- pus
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شوخ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “شوخ”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, pages 474b–475a
- Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 578a