خوراک

خوراک

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian خوراک‎ (xorâk).

Noun

خوراک • (xwarā́k, xorā́k) m

1. food

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Persian

Etymology

خور‎ +‎ ـاک‎. From Middle Persian xwār meaning food, Akin to Old Armenian խորակ (xorak), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /xʷaɾɑːk/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /xʊɾɒːk/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /xoɾɒːk/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /xuɾɔːk/

Noun

خوراک • (xorâk)

1. food, victuals, provisions

   Synonyms: غذا‎, طعام‎

2. daily bread, eatables

Derived terms

• خوراکی‎ (xorâki, “food, meal, nourishment”)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “xwār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 95
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “خوراك”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوراک‎ (xorâk).

Noun

خُراک • (xurāk) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ੁਰਾਕ)

1. food

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Saraiki

Etymology

From Persian خوراک‎ (xorâk).

Noun

خوراک (xorāk)

1. food

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Sindhi

Etymology

From Persian خوراک‎ (xorâk).

Noun

خوراک (xorākh)

1. food

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوراک‎ (xorâk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xʊ.ɾɑːk/

Noun

خُوراک • (xurāk) f (Hindi spelling ख़ुराक)

1. food
2. victuals, meal
3. one's appetite or diet
4. (medicine) dose

Synonyms

• کھانا‎ (khānā)
• غذا‎ (ğazā)