نیشکر
See also: نیشكر
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /naj.ʃa.ˈkar/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näj.ʃä.kʰáɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nejʃæ.kʰʲǽɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näj.ʃä.kʰáɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nayšakar |
| Dari reading? | nayšakar |
| Iranian reading? | neyšakar |
| Tajik reading? | nayšakar |
Noun
نیشکر • (nayšakar) (Tajik spelling найшакар)
- sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
- از وی ترنج و نارنج و نیشکر و نیلوفر خیزد.
- az vey toranj o nârenj o neyšekar o nilufar xizad.
- Bergamot orange, bitter orange, sugarcanes, and nilufar grow over there (Balkh).
- ―Hudud al-'alam
- از وی ترنج و نارنج و نیشکر و نیلوفر خیزد.
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نیشکر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نیشکر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَیشَکَر (nayšakar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɛː.ʃə.kəɾ/
Noun
نَیشَکَر • (naiśakar) f (Hindi spelling नैशकर)