غنچه

Persian

غنچهٔ شکوفهٔ به
the bud of a quince blossom

Etymology

From غن (ğon, “gathered, collected, accumulated”) +‎ ـچه (-če, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣun.t͡ʃa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣʊn.t͡ʃʰä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣʊn.t͡ʃʰä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣʊn.t͡ʃʰä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣun.t͡ʃʰä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qon.t͡ʃʰe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁun.t͡ʃʰä]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğunča
Dari reading?	ğunča
Iranian reading?	ğonče
Tajik reading?	ġunča

Noun

Dari	غنچه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғунча

غنچه • (ğonče) (plural غنچه‌ها (ğonče-hâ))

1. bud

Descendants

• → Ladino: kondja
• → Turkish: gonca
• → Urdu: غنچہ (ġuncā)
• → Azerbaijani: qönçə

Proper noun

غنچه • (ğonče)

1. a female given name, Ghoncheh