آبکند

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian آبکَند (âbkand).

Noun

آبکند • (ābkánd) m

1. ravine

Persian

Etymology

From آب (âb) +‎ کند (kand).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːβ.kanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.kʰän̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.kʰän̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.kʰän̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːb.kʰän̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːb.kʰʲæn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔb.kʰän̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḇkand
Dari reading?	ābkand
Iranian reading?	âbkand
Tajik reading?	obkand

Noun

Dari	آبکند
Iranian Persian
Tajik	обканд

آبکند • (âbkand)

1. ravine

   Synonym: دَرّه (darre)

2. gully, gorge

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “آبکند”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press