میخک

Persian

Etymology

From میخ (mix, “nail”) +‎ ـک (-ak, “diminutive suffix”).

Noun

Dari	میخک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мехак

میخک • (mixak)

1. clove

   Synonym: قرنفل (qaranfol)

2. carnation

   Synonym: قرنفل (qaranfol)

Descendants

• → Armenian: մեխակ (mexak)
• → Azerbaijani: mixək
• → Georgian: მიხაკი (mixaḳi)