کیر
Persian
| Dari | کیر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кер |
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kyl /kēr/, “penis”). Cognate with Khotanese [script needed] (kūra, “membrum virile”), Northern Kurdish kîr, Central Kurdish کێر (kêr /kēr/), Zazaki kir and Northern Luri کێل (kıl). Note also Middle Armenian կլիր (klir).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkeːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰeːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲiːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰeɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kēr |
| Dari reading? | kēr |
| Iranian reading? | kir |
| Tajik reading? | ker |
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
کیر • (kêr) (plural کیرها)
Derived terms
- کلهکیری (kalle-kiri)
- کیر خوردن (kir xordan)
- کیر شدن (kir šodan)
- کیر مکیدن (kir makidan)
- کیر کردن (kir kardan)
- کیرم دهنت! (kiram dahanet)
- کیرِ خَر (kir-e xar)
- کیری (kiri)
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kēr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Harold Walter Bailey (1979), "kūra", in Dictionary of Khotan Saka. Cambridge University Press.