کلکین

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کھڑکی / खिड़की (khiṛkī), possibly via Mughal Persian.

Unlikely to have been transmitted via Pashto کړکۍ (kaṛkay), due to major vowel changes in Pashto that did not occur in Dari.

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪl.kʰíːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪl.kʰíːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɪl.kʰíːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰil.kʰín]

Readings
Dari reading?	kilkīn

Noun

Dari	کلکین
Iranian Persian	پنجره
Tajik	тиреза

کلکین • (kilkīn) (plural کلکین‌ها (kilkīn-hā))

1. (chiefly Dari) window

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “کلکین”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 292