درچک

Baluchi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *draxta- (“firmly standing”), with the first part deriving from Proto-Iranian *drag- (“to hold, strengthen”), itself related to Proto-Iranian *dā́ru (“wood, tree”) and/or Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰar- (“to hold, support”). Cognate with Persian درخت (deraxt, “tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ɪɾət͡ʃk, d̪ɾət͡ʃk/ [d̪ɪˈɾɐt͡ʃk, d̪ɾɐt͡ʃk]
  • (Mandwani) IPA(key): /d̪ɾaʃt̪/ [d̪ɾɐʃt̪]

Noun

درچک • (derack, drack)

  1. tree
    درچک گڈگ ― derack goďďag ― to cut a tree
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