کلیچه
Persian
Etymology
Compare Middle Persian kwlʾck' (kulāčag, “small, round bun”). See کلوچه (koluče) for more information.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ku.liː.ˈt͡ʃa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊ.liː.t͡ʃʰä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo.liː.t͡ʃʰe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰu.li.t͡ʃʰä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kulīča |
| Dari reading? | kulīča |
| Iranian reading? | količe |
| Tajik reading? | kuliča |
Noun
| Dari | کلیچه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кулича |
کلیچه • (količe)
- (archaic) disk
- (archaic) loaf (of bread)
- (archaic) bread roll
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: कुल्चा (kulcā)
- Urdu: کلچہ (kulca)
- →? Persian:
- Dari: کلچه (kulča)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਕੁਲਚਾ (kulcā)
- Shahmukhi script: کلچہ (kulca)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kulāčag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کلیچه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press