پرستو

Persian

Alternative forms

  • پرستوک

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (plstwk' /⁠*paristōg⁠/, swallow) (Manichaean Middle Persian prstwg).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰúː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰä.ɾäs.t̪ʰú]

Readings
Classical reading? piristū
Dari reading? parastū
Iranian reading? parastu
Tajik reading? parastu

Noun

Dari پرستو
Iranian Persian
Tajik парасту

پرستو • (parastu)

  1. swallow (bird)

Proper noun

پرستو • (parastu)

  1. a female given name, Parastu, Parastou, or Parastoo, from Middle Persian
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