پلو

See also: بلو and تلو

Pashto

Noun

پلو • (transliteration needed) ?

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Persian

Etymology

From older پلاو (pelâv). Said to be ultimately of Dravidian origin, compare Telugu పులావ్ (pulāv), Kannada ಪುಲಾವ್ (pulāv).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [pu.law]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.läw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.läw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰʊ.läw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰu.läw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰo.low]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰä.läw]

Readings
Classical reading?	pulaw
Dari reading?	palaw
Iranian reading?	polow
Tajik reading?	palav

Noun

Dari	پلو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	палав

پلو • (polow) (plural پلوها (polow-hâ))

1. pilaf (a dish of boiled rice then steamed with other ingredients)

See also

• ته‌دیگ (tah-dig)
• چلو (čelow, “plain cooked rice”)