تکوک
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (tkwk' /takōk/, “drinking vessel”). Compare Old Armenian թակոյկ (tʻakoyk) and Old Georgian ტაკუკი (ṭaḳuḳi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ta.ˈkoːk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰoːk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰæ.kʰuːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰɵk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | takōk |
| Dari reading? | takōk |
| Iranian reading? | takuk |
| Tajik reading? | takük |
Noun
تکوک • (takôk) (plural تکوکها)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | تکوک (takôk) | تکوکها، تکوکا△ (takôk-hấ, takôkấ△) |
| definitive direct object | تکوک را، تکوک رو△ (takôk râ, takôko△) | تکوکها را، تکوکا رو△ (takôk-hấ râ, takôkấ ro△) |
| ezâfe | تکوک (takôk-e) | تکوکهای، تکوکای△ (takôk-hấ-ye, takôkấ-ye△) |
| marked indefinite or relative definite |
تکوکی (takôk-i) | تکوکهایی، تکوکایی△ (takôkấn-i, takôk-hấ-i, takôkấi△) |
△ Colloquial.
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تکوک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Gippert, Jost (2007) “Albano-Iranica”, in Maria Macuch, Mauro Maggi, Werner Sundermann, editor, Iranian Languages and Texts from Iran and Turan: Ronald E. Emmerick Memorial Volume (Iranica), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 106
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “takōk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press