See also: مزح, مرج, and مرخ

Baluchi edit

Etymology edit

From Hindi मिर्च (mirc, chili).

Noun edit

مرچ (mirc)

  1. pepper

See also edit

Chagatai edit

Etymology edit

From Persian مُرچ (murč), from Hindustani.

Noun edit

مرچ (murč) (uncountable)

  1. pepper

Khalaj edit

Noun edit

مُرچ (murç) (definite accusative مُرچوُ, plural مُرچلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of murç (wrist)

Declension edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Hindustani (see Urdu مرچ and Hindi मिर्च (mirc)), or from dialectal Hindi मरिच (maric) (in Iran), from Sanskrit मरिच (marica).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? mirč, murč
Dari reading? murč
Iranian reading? mareč
Tajik reading? murč

Noun edit

Dari مرچ
Iranian Persian فلفل
Tajik филфил, мурч

مرچ (murč or mareč) (chiefly Dari, Tajik or dialectal)

  1. pepper
  2. spice

Descendants edit

  • Bashkir: борос (boros)
  • Kazakh: бұрыш (būryş)
  • Kyrgyz: мурч (murc)
  • Southern Altai: мырч (mïrč)

Urdu edit

Noun edit

مرچ (mircf (Hindi spelling मिर्च)

  1. pepper (in both senses)