یخچال

Persian

Etymology

From یخ (yax, “ice”) +‎ چال (čâl, “basement, dungeon, area”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /jax.ˈt͡ʃaːl/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäx.t͡ʃʰɑːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäx.t͡ʃʰɑːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jäx.t͡ʃʰɑːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jäx.t͡ʃʰɔːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jæx.t͡ʃʰɒːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jäχ.t͡ʃʰɔl]

• Rhymes: -aːl

Readings
Classical reading?	yaxčāl
Dari reading?	yaxčāl
Iranian reading?	yaxčâl
Tajik reading?	yaxčol

Noun

یخچال • (yaxčāl / yaxčâl) (plural یخچال‌ها (yaxčāl-hā / yaxčâl-hâ), Tajik spelling яхчол)

Yakhchal

1. refrigerator, fridge

   میشه واسم یه آبجو از یخچال بیاری؟ (Colloquial Tehrani)

   miše vâsam ye âbjo az yaxčâl biyâri?

   Could you get me a beer from the fridge?

2. glacier

   Hyponym: یخچال طبیعی (yaxčâl-e tabi'i)

3. yakhchal, icehouse