زردچوبه

Persian

Etymology

From زرد (zard, “yellow”) +‎ چوبه (čube, “shaft, stalk”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zaɾð.t͡ʃoː.ˈβa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰoː.bǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰoː.bǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰoː.bǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰʊː.bǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɹd̪.t͡ʃʰuː.bé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰɵ.bǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	zardčōḇa
Dari reading?	zardčōba
Iranian reading?	zardčube
Tajik reading?	zardčüba

Noun

زردچوبه • (zardčube)

1. turmeric

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “زردچوبه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim