زردچوبه

Persian

Etymology

From زرد (zard, “yellow”) +‎ چوبه (čube, “shaft, stalk”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zard.t͡ʃoː.ˈba/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰoː.bá]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰoː.bá]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰoː.bá]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰʊː.bá]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæɹd̪.t͡ʃʰuː.bé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäɹd̪.t͡ʃʰɵ.bá]

Readings
Classical reading?	zardčōba
Dari reading?	zardčōba
Iranian reading?	zardčube
Tajik reading?	zardčüba

Noun

زردچوبه • (zardčube)

1. turmeric

   Synonym: دارزرد (dâr-zard)

Further reading

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