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Eastern Farsi Card-Playing Glossary

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Informant’s Pronunciation	Written Form	Dictionary Pronunciation	Meaning
betrinu	بترينو
	بترونو	betrônô	вид азартной карточной игры
chor voli	چهار والي	čahâr wâli	four governors
fis kut	فيس كوت	fis kôt	fis means ‘price’
kut	كوت	kôt	(too many meanings)
bovand	باوند
teka	تيكه	tika	contract
ter	تير	têr	through (weak pass)
bekhi ter	بيحي تير	bêxi têr	completely through
pas	پاس		pass (strong pass)

Informant’s pronunciation:

Vowels and r are pronounced as in Spanish, except u, which sounds like English u in put.
ch = English ch.
kh = German ch.
Persian v is neither v, nor w: it is a labiodental approximant (IPA [υ]).

Dictionary consulted

Куселева, Лидия Николаевна & Миколайчик, Владимир Иосифович. 1986. Дари-русский словарь: 21000 слов. Москва: Русский язык.

© 2001–2002 Gyula Zsigri.

Last updated 18th October 2001

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