زنبورک
Persian
Etymology
From زنبور (zanbūr / zanbur, “wasp”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /zan.buː.ˈrak/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zäm.buː.ɾäk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæm.buː.ɹækʰʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zäm.bɵ.ɾäk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zanbūrak |
| Dari reading? | zanbūrak |
| Iranian reading? | zanburak |
| Tajik reading? | zanbürak |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
زنبورک • (zanbūrak / zanburak) (Tajik spelling занбӯрак)
- little wasp
- a kind of crossbow
- a kind of little cannon, culverin, falconet, zamburak
- a kind of small arrowhead, as well as an arrow with such a head
- guimbard, Jew's harp
Derived terms
- کمان زنبورکی (kamān-i zanbūrakī / kamân-e zanburaki)
Descendants
- → Georgian: ზამბურაკი (zamburaḳi)
- → Hindustani:
- → Ottoman Turkish: زنبرك (zenberek), زمبرك (zemberek), زنبورك (zenbürek), զէնպէրէք (zenberek), զէմպէրէք (zemberek) — Armeno-Turkish
- → Uyghur: زەمبىرەك (zembirek)
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “زنبورك”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “زنبورک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.