شنوشه

See also: شنوسه

Persian

Alternative forms

• اشنوشه (ešnuše), شنوسه (šenuse), اشنوسه (ešnuse)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šnwšk' /⁠šnōšag⁠/, “sneeze”). Akin to Mazanderani اشنافه (ëšnâfe, “sneeze”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.nuː.ʃa], [ʃa.nuː.ʃa]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.nuː.ʃä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.nuː.ʃe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.nu.ʃä]

Readings
Classical reading?	šinūša, šanūša
Dari reading?	šinūša
Iranian reading?	šenuše
Tajik reading?	šinuša

Noun

Dari	شنوشه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шинуша

شنوشه • (šenuše) (plural شنوشه‌ها (šenuše-hâ))

1. sneeze

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “šnōšag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press