کنام
Persian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ku.ˈnaːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊ.nɑ́ːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo.nɒ́ːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰu.nɔ́m]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kunām |
| Dari reading? | kunām |
| Iranian reading? | konâm |
| Tajik reading? | kunom |
Noun
کنام • (kunām / konâm) (Tajik spelling куном)
- thicket, grove
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- lair, den
- کنام شیر ― kunām-i šēr / konâm-e šir ― the lion's lair
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “کنام”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “کنام”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.