نوچه
Persian
Etymology
From نو (naw / now, “new”) + ـچه (-ča / -če, diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /naw.ˈt͡ʃa/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näw.t͡ʃʰǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [now.t͡ʃʰé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näw.t͡ʃʰǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nawča |
| Dari reading? | nawča |
| Iranian reading? | nowče |
| Tajik reading? | navča |
Noun
نوچه • (nawča / nowče)
- novice, beginner, youngling
- apprentice of an athlete in a زورخانه (zōrxāna / zurxâne, “traditional gymnasium”)
- henchman, goon
- بسیاری از کشورهای منطقه نوچه آمریکا هستند.
- besyâri az kešvar-hâ-ye mantaqe nowče-ye âmrikâ hastand.
- Many countries in the region are America's henchmen.
- (archaic) youth, young man
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نوچه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim