تکوک

Persian

تکوک هخامنشی

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (tkwk' /⁠takōk⁠/, “drinking vessel”). Compare Old Armenian թակոյկ (tʻakoyk) and Old Georgian ტაკუკი (ṭaḳuḳi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.koːk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰoːk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰoːk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰoːk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰʊːk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.kʰuːkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.kʰɵk]

Readings
Classical reading?	takōk
Dari reading?	takōk
Iranian reading?	takuk
Tajik reading?	takük

Noun

تکوک • (takôk) (plural تکوک‌ها (takôk-hâ))

1. rhyton

Inflection

Enclitic-attached forms of تکوک (takôk) (Iranian Persian)
Basic forms of تکوک singular plural bare تکوک (takôk) تکوک‌ها، تکوکا△ (takôk-hấ, takôkấ△) definitive direct object تکوک را، تکوک رو△ (takôk râ, takôko△) تکوک‌ها را، تکوکا رو△ (takôk-hấ râ, takôkấ ro△) ezâfe تکوک (takôk-e) تکوک‌های، تکوکای△ (takôk-hấ-ye, takôkấ-ye△) marked indefinite or relative definite تکوکی (takôk-i) تکوک‌هایی، تکوکایی△ (takôkấn-i, takôk-hấ-i, takôkấi△) △ Colloquial.

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “تکوک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Gippert, Jost (2007) “Albano-Iranica”, in Maria Macuch, Mauro Maggi, Werner Sundermann, editor, Iranian Languages and Texts from Iran and Turan: Ronald E. Emmerick Memorial Volume (Iranica), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 106
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “takōk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press