کلکین

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کِھڑْکی / खिड़की (khiṛkī), possibly via Mughal Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit खटक्किका (khaṭakkikā). Unlikely to have been transmitted via Pashto کړکۍ (kaṛkay), due to major vowel changes in Pashto that did not occur in Dari.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kil.ˈkiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪl.kʰíːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɪl.kʰíːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰil.kʰín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kilkīn
Dari reading^?	kilkīn

Noun


Dari	کلکین
Iranian Persian	پنجره
Tajik	тиреза

کلکین • (kilkīn) (plural کلکین‌ها (kilkīn-hā))

(chiefly Dari) window

Derived terms

کلک (kilk, “reed; reed pen”)

Further reading

Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “کلکین”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 292