زیجک

Persian

Alternative forms

• زیچک (zičak)

Etymology

Unknown; presumably related to زویج (zevij, zavij), زونیج (zevanij), زونج (zevanj, “sausage”), compare also Central Kurdish زونگ (zung, “sausage”) and Northern Kurdish ziving (“cave, winter quarters”). Nişanyan argues a Turkic origin, see more in sucuk.[1]

Noun

زیجک • (zijak)

1. food made from animal intestines, sausages

Descendants

• → Arabic: صوجوق (sujuk)