سکا
See also: سكا
Persian
Alternative forms
- ساکا (sâkâ)
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 (Saka).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [sa.kɑː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɔː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.kʰɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | sakā |
Dari reading? | sakā |
Iranian reading? | sakâ |
Tajik reading? | sako |
Saraiki
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-.
Cognate with Assamese শুকান (xukan), Bengali শুখা (śukha), English sear, Hindi सूखा (sūkhā) / Urdu سوکھا (sūkhā), Persian خشک (xušk), Romani śuko and Russian сушить (sušitʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊk.kaˑ/
Urdu
Etymology
Either from Classical Persian سکا (sakā) or a modern learned borrowing from an ancient Indo-Iranian language referring to the same nomadic peoples.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.kɑː/
Noun
سکا • (sakā) ?
- Scythian; a warlike nomadic people from Scythia
- the Indo-Scythians of ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan
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