گلپر

Persian

Alternative forms

• гулпар (Tajik)

Etymology

Not present until the late 18^th century and borrowed from a Caspian language, bearing formerly also the forms گوله پر (gōla par), کله پر (kula par), meaning “leafy ball”, referring to the umbels, see گوی (gōy, “ball”) and پر (par, “wing; feather; leaf”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

گلپر • (golpar)

1. golpar, Persian hogweed () (the seeds, leaves and stalks are used in Persian cooking)

   Synonym: (Afghanistan) بلدرغو (baldarğū)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گوله-پر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1982 January 30) “Husrōv i Kavātān ut rētak. Pahlavi Text, Transcription and Translation”, in Monumentum Georg Morgenstierne (Acta Iranica; 22), volume 2, →ISBN, pages 81 of 47–91, footnote 133