قرشمال

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qi.riʃ.ˈmaːl/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɪ.ɾɪʃ.mɑːl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɪ.ɾɪʃ.mɑːl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qi.ɾiʃ.mɔːl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qe.ɹeʃ.mɒːl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qi.ɾiʃ.mɔl]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qirišmāl
Dari reading^?	qirišmāl
Iranian reading^?	ġerešmâl
Tajik reading^?	qirišmol

Noun

قرشمال • (qerešmâl)

a gypsy, usually female
Synonym: کولی (kowli)
(informal) a fishwife

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “قرشمال”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.