زورکی

Persian

Alternative forms

• زورزورکی (zurzuraki)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زوراكی, from Greek ζοράκι (zoráki). Etymologically related to زور. Compare Turkish zoraki.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zoː.ra.ˈkiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾä.kʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾä.kʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zoː.ɾä.kʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zʊː.ɾä.kʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zuː.ɹæ.kʰʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɵ.ɾä.kʰí]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	zōrakī
Dari reading?	zōrakī
Iranian reading?	zuraki
Tajik reading?	züraki

Adjective

زورکی • (zōrakī / zuraki) (Tajik spelling зӯракӣ)

1. (colloquial) forced, imposed, reluctant

   بوسه زورکی ― buse-ye zuraki ― reluctant kiss

Adverb

زورکی • (zōrakī / zuraki) (Tajik spelling зӯракӣ)

1. (colloquial) forcibly, unwillingly, reluctantly

   Synonyms: به‌زور (be-zur), ناخواه (nâ-xâh), اجبارا (ejbâran), مجبورا (majburan), جبرا (jabran), قهرا (qahran), کرها (karhan), زورا (zuran)

Descendants

• →? Azerbaijani: zorakı
• → Uzbek: zoʻraki