دواخانه

Persian

Etymology

From دوا +‎ خانه.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [da.wɑː.xɑː.na]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.wɑː.xɑː.nä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.wɑː.xɑː.nä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.wɑː.xɑː.nä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.wɔː.xɔː.nä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.vɒː.xɒː.ne]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.vɔ.χɔ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading?	dawāxāna
Dari reading?	dawāxāna
Iranian reading?	davâxâne
Tajik reading?	davoxona

Noun

دواخانه • (dawāxāna)

1. pharmacy, drugstore, dispensary

Descendants

• → Bengali: দাওয়াখানা (daōẇakhana)
• → Gujarati: દવાખાનું (davākhānũ)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दवाख़ाना (davāxānā)

  Urdu: دَواخانَہ (davāxāna)

  • → English: davakhana
  • → Telugu: దవాఖానా (davākhānā)
• → Kannada: ದವಾಖಾನೆ (davākhāne)
• → Marathi: दवाखाना (davākhānā)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦਵਾਖ਼ਾਨਾ (davāxānā)

  Shahmukhi script: دَواخانَہ (davāxāna)

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دواخانه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دواخانه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul