زروک
Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *jaluš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aluš. Akin to Old Armenian տզրուկ (tzruk), an Iranian borrowing.
Noun
زروک • (zoruk)
- leech
Synonyms
- زالو (zâlu)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “زروك”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul