ватанфурӯш

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian وَطَن‌فُروش (watan-furōš). By surface analysis, ватан (vatan, “homeland”) +‎ фурӯш (furüš, “present stem of the verb 'to sell'”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vätänfuˈrɵʃ/, [vät̪ʰäɱfurɵ́ʃ]

Noun

ватанфурӯш • (vatanfurüš) (Persian spelling وطن‌فروش)

1. traitor, sellout

Derived terms

• ватанфурӯшӣ (vatanfurüšī)

 

Further reading

• “ватанфурӯш”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024