استکان

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian стака́н (stakán), from Turkic, from Persian دوستگان (dustgân), دوستکان (dustkân, beloved; wine that is drunk with one's beloved; big drinking cup), from دوستکام (dustkâm, beloved), from دوست (dust, dôst) + کام (kâm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Readings
Iranian reading? estekân
Tajik reading? istakon

Noun[edit]

Dari گیلاس
Iranian Persian استکان
Tajik истакон

استکان (estekân) (plural استکان‌ها (estekân-hâ))

  1. glass
    Synonym: لیوان (livân)
  2. cup

Descendants[edit]

  • Gulf Arabic: استكان (istikān)

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