ترغای

Persian

Alternative forms

ترغی (turġay / torġey), تورغای (tōrġāy / turġây)

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai تورغای (torğay, “lark”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tur.ˈɣaːj/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.ˈɣɑːj]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰʊɾ.ˈɣɑːj]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuɾ.ˈɣäj]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰoɹ.ˈɢɒːj]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰuɾ.ˈʁɔj]

Readings
Classical reading^?	turġāy
Dari reading^?	turġāy
Iranian reading^?	torġây
Tajik reading^?	turġoy

Noun

ترغای • (turġāy / torġây) (Tajik spelling турғой)

(rare) sparrow
Synonyms: گنجشک (gunjišk / gonješk), چغوک (čuġūk / čoġuk), عصفور (usfūr / osfur)