زردک

Persian

Etymology

From (zard, “yellow”) +‎ (ak, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaɾ.ˈdak/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɹ.d̪ǽkʲ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zardak
Dari reading^?	zardak
Iranian reading^?	zardak
Tajik reading^?	zardak

Noun


Dari	زردک
Iranian Persian	هویج
Tajik	сабзӣ

زردک • (zardak)

(Dari and elsewhere dialectal) carrot
Synonyms: گزر (gazar), هویج (havij)

Descendants

→ Algerian Arabic: زرودية (zrūdiyya)
→ Moroccan Arabic: زرودية (zrūdiyya)
→ Qashqai: зәдәк, зәрдәк, зардәк
→ Kabyle: zrudga
→ Kyrgyz: зардек (zardek)
→ Siberian Tatar: сәртәк
→ Ottoman Turkish: زردك (zerdek), زدك (zedek) (rare)
→ Punjabi: ਜਰਦ (jarad)
→ Fergana Valley Uyghur: зәдәк (zedek)