سپردیس

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ (separ, “shield”) +‎ ‎ (dis, “-shaped”), literally "shield-shaped". Coined by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature in 2005 through a Persian calque of Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sipaɾdeːs/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sɪpaɾdeːs/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sepæɾdiːs/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /sipaɾdes/

Noun

سپردیس • (separdis)

(anatomy) thyroid
Synonym: تیروئید‎ (tiro'id)

References

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