томактабӣ

Tajik

Etymology

From то- (to-, “pre-”) +‎ мактаб (maktab, “school”) +‎ -ӣ (-i, “adjective-deriving suffix”). Calque of Russian дошкольный (doškolʹnyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tomaktabi/, [t̪ʰɔ.mäk.t̪ʰä.bi]

Adjective

томактабӣ • (tomaktabi) (Persian spelling تامکتبی)

1. preschool

Derived terms

• муассисаи томактабӣ (muassisa-yi tomaktabi, “nursery school, kindergarten”)