کیک
Persian
Alternative forms
- کچک (kočak) (Alternative spelling, Classic Persian)
- گیک (gayk) (Alternative spelling, Classic Persian)
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kdyk' /kayk/), 𐫐𐫏𐫐 (kyk /kayk/), from Proto-Iranian *kā́ykiH. Compare Semnani کیگ (keyg, “flea”),[1] Northern Kurdish kêç (“flea”), Talysh kek (“flea”), Zazaki kekı (“flea”), Central Kurdish کێچ (kêç, “flea”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkajk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäjk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kayk |
| Dari reading? | kayk |
Noun
کیک • (kayk)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: كیك (keyk)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰeːk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲejkʲ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | kēk |
| Iranian reading? | keyk |
Noun
| Dari | کیک |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | торт |
کِیک • (keyk or kêk)
- cake
- کیک هویج ― keyk-e havij ― carrot cake
References
- ^ Hosein Tabatabaei, Hasan Tabatabaei, Mohammad Rezaei (23 August 2015) “بررسی و تحلیل نظام آوایی گویش سرکویر در مقایسه با زبان پهلوی [Description of Sarkavir dialect compared with Pahlavi language]”, in Journal of Iranian Regional Languages and Literature[1], volume 5, number 2 (in Persian), pages 105–124
Urdu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /keːk/
- Rhymes: -eːk
Noun
کیک • (kek) m (Hindi spelling केक)