چخماق
Persian
Alternative forms
- چخماغ (čaxmāġ / čaxmâġ), چخماخ (čaxmāx / čaxmâx), چاقماق (čāqmāq / čâġmâġ)
- چقماق (čaqmāq / čaġmâġ), چقمق (čaqmaq / čaġmaġ) (chiefly Dari, Tajik)
Etymology
Borrowed from Azerbaijani çaxmaq, from Proto-Turkic *čak-.
Pronunciation
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæx.mɒ́ːɢ̥]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Iranian reading? | čaxmâġ |
Noun
چخماق • (čaxmâġ) (Iranian spelling)
- flint
- Synonyms: آتشزنه (ātaš-zana / âtaš-zane), سنگ آتش (sang-i ātaš / sang-e âtaš), حجرالنار (hajaru-n-nār / hajaro-n-nâr)
- cock, hammer (of a firearm)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “چخماق”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.