چرخه
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɾ.ˈxa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.xä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæɹ.xe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.χä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čarxa |
| Dari reading? | čarxa |
| Iranian reading? | čarxe |
| Tajik reading? | čarxa |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Iranian *čaxrákah (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Iranian *čaxrám (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám (“wheel”).
Noun
چرخه • (čarxa / čarxe) (plural چرخهها (čarxa-hā / čarxe-hâ), Tajik spelling чарха)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Iranian *čaxrám (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám (“wheel”).
Noun
چرخه • (čarxa / čarxe) (plural چرخهها (čarxa-hā / čarxe-hâ), Tajik spelling чарха)
Derived terms
- دوچرخه (do-čarxe)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “چرخه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “چرخه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press