زردک

Persian

Etymology

From زرد (zard, “yellow”) +‎ ـک (ak, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zaɾ.ˈdak]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɹ.d̪ǽkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɾ.d̪ǽk]

Readings
Classical reading?	zardak
Dari reading?	zardak
Iranian reading?	zardak
Tajik reading?	zardak

Noun

Dari	زردک
Iranian Persian	هویج
Tajik	сабзӣ

زردک • (zardak)

1. (Dari and elsewhere dialectal) carrot

   Synonyms: گزر (gazar), هویج (havij)

Descendants

• → Algerian Arabic: زرودية (zrūdiyya)
• → Moroccan Arabic: زرودية (zrūdiyya)
• → Kabyle: zrudga
• → Kyrgyz: зардек (zardek)
• → Qašqay: зәдәк, зәрдәк, зардәк
• → Siberian Tatar: сәртәк
• → Ottoman Turkish: زردك (zerdek), زدك (zedek) (rare)
• → Punjabi: ਜਰਦ (jarad)
• → Fergana Valley Uyghur: зәдәк (zedek)