تخمه

Persian

Etymology

From تخم (tuxm / toxm, “egg, seed”) +‎ ـه (-a / -e).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tux.ˈma/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊx.má]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊx.má]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊx.má]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰux.má]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰox.mé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuχ.má]

Readings
Classical reading?	tuxma
Dari reading?	tuxma
Iranian reading?	toxme
Tajik reading?	tuxma

Noun

تخمه • (tuxma / toxme) (Tajik spelling тухма)

1. roast seed (a snack)

Further reading

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