نمکین

Persian

Etymology

نمک (namak, “salt”) +‎ ـین (-in, “adjective-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.mä.kʰíːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nä.mä.kʰíːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nä.mä.kʰín]

Readings
Classical reading? namakēn, namakīn
Dari reading? namakīn
Iranian reading? namakin
Tajik reading? namakin

Adjective

نمکین • (namakin)

  1. salty
    Synonym: نمکی (namaki)
    Antonym: بی نمکی (bi namaki)

Descendants
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਮਕੀਨ (namkīn)
    Shahmukhi script: نمکین (namkīn)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نمکین (namakīn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نمکین • (namkīn) (Hindi spelling नमकीन)

  1. salty

See also
Basic tastes in Urdu · ذائِقے (zāiqe) (layout · text)
مِیٹھا (mīṭhā) کَھٹّا (khaṭṭā) نَمکِین (namkīn) کَڑوا (kaṛvā) تِیکھا (tīkhā) چَٹ پَٹا (caṭ-paṭā)

Noun

نمکین • (namkīn) m (Hindi spelling नमकीन)

  1. a salty or savory snack
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.