چرمه
Persian
Etymology
Compare with Central Kurdish چەرمگ (çermig, “white”) and the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian ճերմակ (čermak, “white (of a horse)”), Georgian ჭარმაკი (č̣armaḳi), ჭარმაგი (č̣armagi), ჭარმაღი (č̣armaɣi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɾ.ˈma/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.mä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæɹ.me]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.mä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čarma |
| Dari reading? | čarma |
| Iranian reading? | čarme |
| Tajik reading? | čarma |
Noun
چرمه • (čarma / čarme) (Tajik spelling чарма)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977), “ճերմակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 198a
- Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897), Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 189–190