دارکوب

Persian

دارکوب

woodpecker

Etymology

Compound of دار (“tree”) +‎ کوب, present stem of کوبیدن (kôbidan, “to beat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dɑːɾ.ˈkoːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑːɾ.kʰóːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑːɾ.kʰóːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑːɾ.kʰóːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔːɾ.kʰʊ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɒːɹ.kʰúːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔɾ.kʰɵ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	dārkōḇ
Dari reading?	dārkōb
Iranian reading?	dârkub
Tajik reading?	dorküb

Noun

دارکوب • (dârkub)

1. woodpecker

   Synonym: دار بر (dârbor)