Persian
editDari | کچالو |
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Iranian Persian | سیبزمینی |
Tajik | себзаминӣ, картошка |
Etymology
editFrom سیب (“apple”) + زمینی (“earthly, from earth”), a calque of French pomme de terre.
Pronunciation
edit- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [siːb.zæ.miː.niː]
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Iranian reading? | sib-zamini |
Noun
editReferences
edit- Jazayery, Mohammad Ali (1966) “Western Influence in Contemporary Persian: A General View”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies[1], volume 29, number 1, , page 92