chickpeas

Persian (Farsi) translation: نخود

11:03 Nov 20, 2009

English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Vegetables

English term or phrase: chickpeas

Greetings,

I think that the peas which we eat for dinner, i.e. the small, green vegetables, are نخود.

However, I think that you use a different word for “chickpea” – do you add a diminutive suffix or something?

Please give the exact pronunciation, and let me know the exact meaning of the suffix.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon

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Persian (Farsi) translation:نخود

Explanation:
Hi Simon, you have guessed it right. Also "Nokhodchi" is made of them as well which turn into yellow

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Ali Rahmani
Local time: 04:35

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نخود

Ali Rahmani

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نخودچی

Ali Beikian

5 +4

نخودچي

Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh

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نخود

Explanation:
Hi Simon, you have guessed it right. Also "Nokhodchi" is made of them as well which turn into yellow

Ali Rahmani
Local time: 04:35
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Persian (Farsi)

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نخودچی

Explanation:
nokhodchi

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The suffix is "چی", which is another verssion of "چه", a diminutive suffix.

Another laess common version of "نخودچی" is "نخودچه". The latter, I think, is used by Shirazis.

Ali Beikian
Iran
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of:

Persian (Farsi)
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نخودچي

Explanation:
نخود بوداده . (فرهنگ نظام ). قسمي نخود که برشته کنند و آن جزو آجيل است .
نخود ريزه و کوچک تر از نخودهاي معمولي .
-مثل نخودچي ; به خردي و ريزي نخود.
so we can conclude that نخودچي is smaller than normal peas.

the pronunciation is /nokhodchi/

چي مانند «چه » علامت تصغير است و به تعبير بهتر عوام در مواردي «چه » را چي تلفظ کنند: نخودچي .
لحافچي . قباچي .
Therefore چي like چه is a diminutive suffix

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Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of:

Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

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