ریدک

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian lytk' (rēdak, “lad, page”), from *raita-ka-. For the first part, compare Old Armenian երիտասարդ (eritasard).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /reːˈdæk/, /ræjˈdæk/
• (Iran) IPA^(key): /riːˈdæk/, /rejˈdæk/

Noun

ریدک • (rêdak, raydak)

1. (archaic) beardless youth
2. (archaic) servant boy
3. name of a man

Synonyms

• رایکا (râykâ)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ریدک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “rēdak”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 71