سپردیس

Persian

Etymology

From سپر (separ, shield) + ـدیس (dis, -shaped), literally shield-shaped. Coined by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature in 2005 through a Persian calque of Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, shield-shaped)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɪ.pʰäɾ.d̪eːs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɪ.pʰäɾ.d̪eːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [si.pʰäɾ.d̪eːs]

Readings
Classical reading? sipardēs
Dari reading? sipardēs
Iranian reading? separdis
Tajik reading? sipardes

Noun

سپردیس • (separdis)

  1. (anatomy) thyroid
    Synonym: تیروئید (tiro'id)

References

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