چلم

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ˈlam/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.läm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.läm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.läm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.læm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.läm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čilam
Dari reading^?	čilam
Iranian reading^?	čelam
Tajik reading^?	čilam

Noun

چلم • (čilam / čelam)

chillum

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “چلم”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 398