زرشکی

Persian

Etymology

From زرشک (zerešk) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zi.riʃ.ˈkiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪ.ɾɪʃ.kʰiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɪ.ɾɪʃ.kʰiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɪ.ɾɪʃ.kʰiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi.ɾiʃ.kʰi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ze.ɹeʃ.kʰʲiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.ɾiʃ.kʰi]

Readings
Classical reading?	ziriškī
Dari reading?	ziriškī
Iranian reading?	zereški
Tajik reading?	ziriški

Adjective

زرشکی • (zereški)

1. having the color of barberries; crimson

Further reading

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