موریانه
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Persian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from the word مور (mur, “ant”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *marwíš.
Noun[edit]
موریانه • (muryâne) (plural موریانهها (muryâne-hâ))
- termite
- Synonyms: مورچهی سفید (murče-ye sefid), ریونجه (rivanje), ترده (tarde)
References[edit]
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “موریانه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 311