زورکی

Persian

Alternative forms

زورزورکی (zurzuraki)

Etymology

By surface analysis, (zur, “force”) +‎ (-ak, diminutive suffix) +‎ (-i, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zoː.ɾa.ˈkiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾä.kʰíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾä.kʰíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zʊː.ɾä.kʰí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zuː.ɹæ.kʰʲíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɵ.ɾä.kʰí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zōrakī
Dari reading^?	zōrakī
Iranian reading^?	zuraki
Tajik reading^?	züraki

Adjective

زورکی • (zōrakī / zuraki) (Tajik spelling зӯракӣ)

(colloquial) forced, imposed, reluctant
― buse-ye zuraki ― reluctant kiss

Adverb

زورکی • (zōrakī / zuraki) (Tajik spelling зӯракӣ)

(colloquial) forcibly, unwillingly, reluctantly
Synonyms: به‌زور (be-zur), ناخواه (nâ-xâh), اجبارا (ejbâran), مجبورا (majburan), جبرا (jabran), قهرا (qahran), کرها (karhan), زورا (zuran)

Descendants

→? Azerbaijani: zorakı
→? Ottoman Turkish: زوراكی (zoraki)
- Turkish: zoraki
→ Uzbek: zoʻraki