پرستو

Persian

Alternative forms

• پرستوک

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plstwk' /⁠*paristōg⁠/, “swallow”) (Manichaean Middle Persian prstwg).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [pi.ɾis.ˈtuː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰæ.ɹæs.t̪ʰúː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰú]

Readings
Classical reading?	piristū
Dari reading?	parastū
Iranian reading?	parastu
Tajik reading?	parastu

Noun

Dari	پرستو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	парасту

پرستو • (parastu)

1. swallow (bird)

Proper noun

پرستو • (parastu)

1. a female given name, Parastu, Parastou, or Parastoo, from Middle Persian