کنگره

Persian

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

  • کنگوره (Dari spelling)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäŋ.ɡʊ.ɾǽ], [kʰäŋ.ɡoː.ɾǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰäŋ.ɡʊ.ɾǽ], [kʰäŋ.ɡoː.ɾǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰäŋ.ɡu.ɾǽ], [kʰäŋ.ɡʊː.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? kungura
Dari reading? kangura, kangōra
Iranian reading? kongere
Tajik reading? kungura

Noun

کنگره • (kongore) (plural کنگره‌ها)

  1. merlon, battlement
  2. notch, tooth (of a tool)
    Synonym: دندانه (dandâne)
  3. pinnacle, turret
Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: कंगूरा (kaṅgūrā)
    • Urdu: کَن٘گُورَہ (kaṅgūra), کَن٘گُورَا (kaṅgūrā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French congrès, from Latin congressus. As a proper noun, a calque of English Congress.

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? kongre

Noun

Dari کانگرس
Iranian Persian کنگره
Tajik конгресс

کنگره • (kongre) (plural کنگره‌ها) (Iran)

  1. congress; conference

Proper noun

Dari کانگرس
Iranian Persian کنگره
Tajik конгресс

کنگره • (kongre) (Iran)

  1. Congress (US legislative body)

Further reading

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