فک

See also: فك

Mazanderani

Alternative forms

فیک (feyk)

Noun

فک (fek)

willow

Synonyms

فکدار (fekdār)

Persian

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فک

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَكّ (fakk, “jaw, jawbone”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈfakk/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäk(ː)]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäk(ː)]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäk(ː)]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fækʲ(ː)]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäk(ː)]

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

Noun

فک • (fakk) (Tajik spelling фак)

jaw
mandible

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal”)

Alternative forms

فوک (fūk / fuk)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈfuk/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fʊk]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fʊk]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fuk]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fokʲ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fuk]

Readings
Classical reading^?	fuk
Dari reading^?	fuk
Iranian reading^?	fok
Tajik reading^?	fuk

Noun

فک • (fuk / fok) (Tajik spelling фук)

seal, pinniped

Etymology 3

Noun

فک • (fek)

colloquial form of (fikr / fekr)