سوسک

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Iranian.[1]

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? susk

Noun

Regional synonyms of "cockroach"
Dari مادر کیکان
Iranian Persian سوسک
Tajik нонхӯрак

سوسک • (susk)

  1. cockroach; ellipsis of سوسک حمام (susk-e hammâm)
  2. beetle

Derived terms

  • سوسک سیاه (susk-e siyâh, “black beetle”)

References

  1. ^ Hassan Rezai (2016) “The Linguistic History of Rayy up to the Early Islamic Period”, in Der Islam, number 93, number 2, De Gruyer, pages 403—412
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