باجناق

Persian

Alternative forms

• باجناغ (bâjenâğ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Azerbaijani bacanaq, compare Turkish bacanak. Synonym of همریش (ham-riš, “co-brother-in-law, literally “having the same beard””)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑː.d͡ʒa.ˈnɑːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.d͡ʒä.nɑ́ːq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.d͡ʒä.nɑ́ːq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.d͡ʒä.nɑ́ːq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.d͡ʒä.nɔ́ːq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.d͡ʒæ.nɒ́ːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.d͡ʒä.nɔ́q]

Readings
Classical reading?	bājanāq
Dari reading?	bājanāq
Iranian reading?	bâjanâğ
Tajik reading?	bojanoq

Noun

باجناق • (bâjenâq) (plural باجناق‌ها (bâjenâq-hâ))

1. co-brother-in-law, the husband of one’s wife’s sister