مېچن

Pashto

Etymology

Georg Morgenstierne argues for a borrowing from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) during the Hellenistic period. Compare Late Latin māchina (“mill”), māchinō (“to mill, to grind”), also loanwords from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.t͡ʃəˈn/

Noun

مېچن • (mečën) f

  1. handmill
  2. quern

Declension

Declension of مېچن
singular plural
direct مېچن (mečën) مېچنې (mečëne)
oblique مېچنې (mečëne) مېچنو (mečëno)
vocative مېچنې (mečëne) مېچنو (mečëno)
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