Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindustani کھڑکی / खिड़की (khiṛkī), possibly via Mughal Persian.

Unlikely to have been transmitted via Pashto کړکۍ (kaṛkay), due to major vowel changes in Pashto that did not occur in Dari.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Dari reading? kilkīn

Noun

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Dari کلکین
Iranian Persian پنجره
Tajik тиреза

کلکین (kilkīn) (plural کلکین‌ها (kilkīn-hā))

  1. (chiefly Dari) window

Further reading

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  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “کلکین”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 292