درچک

Baluchi

سروپءِ درچک.

An apple tree.

Alternative forms

• درشت (drašt) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *draxta- (“firmly standing”), with the first part deriving from Proto-Iranian *drag- (“to hold, strengthen”), itself related to Proto-Iranian *dā́ru (“wood, tree”) and/or Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰar- (“to hold, support”). Cognate with Persian درخت (deraxt, “tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɪɾət͡ʃk, d̪ɾət͡ʃk/ [d̪ɪˈɾɐt͡ʃk, d̪ɾɐt͡ʃk]

Noun

درچک • (drack)

1. tree

   درچک گڈگ ― drack guďďag ― to cut a tree