کندر

See also: کندز

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwndl /⁠kundur⁠/, frankincense). Compare the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian կնդրուկ (kndruk), Old Georgian გუნდრუკი (gundruḳi), Udi куьнддуьрукӏ (künddüruḳ), Aramaic [script needed] (qndrwg), Sanskrit कुन्दुर (kundura), कुन्दुरुक (kunduruka).

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Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊn̪.d̪ʊ́ɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰʊn̪.d̪ʊ́ɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰun̪.d̪úɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? kundur
Dari reading? kundur
Iranian reading? kondor
Tajik reading? kundur

Noun

کندر • (kondor)

  1. Boswellia thurifera tree
  2. olibanum, frankincense
  • کندرک (kondorak, mastic)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: kündür

Further reading

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