شوخ
Persian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʃoːx/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃoːx]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuːx]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɵχ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šōx |
| Dari reading? | šōx |
| Iranian reading? | šux |
| Tajik reading? | šüx |
Adjective
شوخ • (šōx / šux) (Tajik spelling шӯх)
Derived terms
- شوخی (šôxi, “shamelessness; joke”)
- شوخچشم (šôx-češm, “shameless”)
- شوخروی (šôx-rôy, “shameless”)
Noun
شوخ • (šōx / šux) (Tajik spelling шӯх)
Alternative forms
- شوغ (šôġ), شخ (šox)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “شوخ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864), “شوخ”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, pages 474b–475a
- Wolff, Fritz (1935), Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 578a