گلپر

گلپر

Persian

Alternative forms

• гулпар (Tajik)

Etymology

Not present until the late 18^th century and borrowed from a Caspian language, bearing formerly also the forms گوله پر‎ (gōla par), کله پر‎ (kula par), meaning “leafy ball”, referring to the umbels, see گوی‎ (gōy, “ball”) and پر‎ (par, “wing; feather; leaf”).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ɡʊlpaɾ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɡolpæɾ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /ɡulpaɾ/

Noun

گلپر • (golpar)

1. golpar, Persian hogweed (Heracleum persicum) (the seeds, leaves and stalks are used in Persian cooking)

   Synonym: (Afghanistan) بلدرغو‎ (baldarğū)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “گوله-پر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (30-01-1982), “Husrōv i Kavātān ut rētak. Pahlavi Text, Transcription and Translation”, in Monumentum Georg Morgenstierne (Acta Iranica; 22), volume 2, →ISBN, page 81 of 47–91, footnote 133