شکم

Persian

Alternative forms

• اشکم (eškam)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭱𐭪𐭬𐭡 (aškamb).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰäm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰäm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰäm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kʰäm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.kʰʲæm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kʰäm]

Readings
Classical reading?	šikam
Iranian reading?	šekam
Tajik reading?	šikam

Noun

Dari	شکم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шикам

شکم • (šekam)

1. belly
2. abdomen
3. tummy
4. stomach

Derived terms

• شکمی (šekami)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شکم (šikam), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭱𐭪𐭬𐭡 (aškamb).

Noun

شکم • (šikam) m (Hindi spelling शिकम)

1. belly
2. abdomen
3. tummy
4. stomach

Related terms

• شکمی (šikamī)