چال
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *čāt- / *čāθ- (“pit, well”), from an early derived form of Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH- (“to dig”). Cognate with Sanskrit चात्वाल (cātvāla, “a hole in the ground for constructing the Uttara-vedi, performing oblations, or for sacrificial fire”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɒːl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɔl]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čāl |
| Dari reading? | čāl |
| Iranian reading? | čâl |
| Tajik reading? | čol |
Noun[edit]
چال • (čâl)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 252
Urdu[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːl/
- Rhymes: -ɑːl
Noun[edit]
چال • (cāl) f (Hindi spelling चाल)
References[edit]
- “چال”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.