کوچه‌‌پس‌کوچه

Persian

FWOTD – 22 January 2016

Etymology

Compound of کوچه (kuče, alley) +‎ پس کوچه (pas-kuče, secondary alley).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰoː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰoː.t͡ʃʰǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰoː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰoː.t͡ʃʰǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰʊː.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰʊː.t͡ʃʰǽ]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰuː.t͡ʃʰe.pʰæs.kʰuː.t͡ʃʰé]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɵ.t͡ʃʰä.pʰäs.kʰɵ.t͡ʃʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? kōča-pas-kōča
Dari reading? kōča-pas-kōča
Iranian reading? kuče-pas-kuče
Tajik reading? küča-pas-küča

Noun

کوچه‌‌پس‌کوچه • (kuče-pas-kuče) (plural کوچه‌‌پس‌کوچه‌ها)

  1. series of interconnected alleys

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