انگنار
See also: انكنار
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish انكنار (enginar, inginar), from Greek αγκινάρα (agkinára). False cognate of Persian کنگر (kangar, “thistle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔan.ɡa.ˈnaːr/, /ʔan.ɡi.ˈnaːr/, /ʔin.ɡi.ˈnaːr/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡä.nɑ́ːɾ], [ʔäŋ.ɡɪ.nɑ́ːɾ], [ʔɪŋ.ɡɪ.nɑ́ːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæɲ.ɡʲæ.nɒ́ːɹ], [ʔæɲ.ɡʲe.nɒ́ːɹ], [ʔeɲ.ɡʲe.nɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäŋ.ɡä.nɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | anganār, anginār, inginār |
| Dari reading? | anganār, anginār, inginār |
| Iranian reading? | anganâr, angenâr, engenâr |
| Tajik reading? | anganor |
- Rhymes: -ɑːr
Noun
انگنار • (anganâr, angenâr, engenâr) (Tajik spelling анганор)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “انگنار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “انگنار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.