زهکشی

Persian

Etymology

(zah, “water source”) +‎ (keš, present stem of (kešidan, “to draw”)) +‎ (-i).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zah.ka.ˈʃiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɦ.kʰä.ʃíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː.kʰä.ʃíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː.kʰä.ʃí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɦ.kʰʲæ.ʃíː], [zæɦ.kʰʲe.ʃíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɦ.kʰä.ʃí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zahkašī
Dari reading^?	zahkašī
Iranian reading^?	zahkaši, zahkeši
Tajik reading^?	zahkaši

Noun

زهکشی • (zahkeši)

water drainage

Further reading

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زهکشی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press