ماهیچه
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ماهی (mâhi, “fish”) + ـچه (če, “diminutive suffix”), literally “little fish”.
Compare typologically Latin musculus (“muscle”, literally “little mouse”) (whence English muscle).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mɑː.hiː.t͡ʃa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.ɦiː.t͡ʃʰe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.ɦi.t͡ʃʰä]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | māhīča |
Dari reading? | māhīča |
Iranian reading? | mâhiče |
Tajik reading? | mohiča |
Noun[edit]
ماهیچه • (mâhiče) (plural ماهیچهها (mâhiče-hâ))
Derived terms[edit]
- ماهیچهای (mâhiče-i)