مرچ

See also: مزح‎, مرج‎, and مرخ‎

Baluchi

Etymology

From Hindi मिर्च (mirc, “chili”).

Noun

مرچ • (mirc)

pepper

See also

پلپل‎ (pilpil)

Persian

Etymology

From Hindustani (see Urdu مرچ‎ and Hindi मिर्च (mirc)), or from dialectal Hindi मरिच (maric) (in Iran), from Sanskrit मरिच (marica).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊɾt͡ʃ/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /muɾt͡ʃ/

(Sistani) IPA^(key): /moɾtʃ/

Noun

Dari	مرچ
Iranian Persian	فلفل‎
Tajik	филфил, мурч (filfil, murč)

مُرچ or مَرِچ • (murč or mareč)

(chiefly Dari or dialectal) pepper

Descendants

→ Bashkir: борос (boros)
→ Kazakh: бұрыш (būryş)
→ Kyrgyz: мурч (murç)
→ Southern Altai: мырч (mïrč)

Urdu

Noun

مرچ • (mirc) f (Hindi spelling मिर्च)

pepper (in both senses)

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