Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬛𐬭𐬀 (sādra, misery)), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂d- (hatred, strong emotion).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سالوک (sâluk) (obsolete)

  1. poor, indigent
  2. brigand, highwayman

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 193-4