شکرشکن

Persian

Etymology

From شکر (šakkar, “sugar”) +‎ شکن (šakan-, “to break”).

Adjective

شکرشکن • (šakkar-šakan)

1. (archaic, literature) having a mellifluous voice, sweet-sounding (especially of the beloved or birds)
   • 1315-1390, Hafez, Divan

     طوطی شکرشکن

     tûti-i šakkar-šakan

     sweet-sounding parrot

     شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند
     زین قند پارسی که به بنگاله می‌رود

     šakkar-šakan šavand hama tûtiyân-i hind
     zîn qand-i pârsî ki ba bangâla mê-ravad

     All parrots of India would become sweet-sounding
     Because of this Persian that is spreading to Bengal