مشکی
See also: مسكي
Persian
Etymology
From Classical pronunciation مُشکی (muškī), itself being مُشک (mušk, “musk”) + ـی (-ī, “adjectival suffix”), from the archaic sense of the color "blood red".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /muʃ.ˈkiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊʃ.kʰíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [meʃ.kʰʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [muʃ.kʰí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | muškī |
| Dari reading? | muškī |
| Iranian reading? | meški |
| Tajik reading? | muški |
Adjective
| Dari | مشکی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | мушкӣ |
مشکی • (meški)
Synonyms
- سیاه (siyâh)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مشکی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مشکی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul