دستکند

Persian

Etymology

From دَست (dast, “hand”) +‎ کَندَن (kandan, “to dig”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dast.kanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.kʰän̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.kʰän̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.kʰän̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.kʰän̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æst̪.kʰʲæn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äst̪.kʰän̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	dastkand
Dari reading?	dastkand
Iranian reading?	dastkand
Tajik reading?	dastkand

Adjective

Dari	دَستکَند
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дастканд

دَستکَند • (dastkand)

1. dug by hand, hand-dug

   چَاهِ دَسْتْکَنْد ― čâh-e dastkand ― hand-dug well