ریدک

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian lytk' (rēdak, “lad, page”), from *raita-ka-. For the first part, compare Old Armenian երիտասարդ (eritasard).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /reːˈdæk/, /ræjˈdæk/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /riːˈdæk/, /rejˈdæk/

Noun

ریدک • (rêdak, raydak)

(archaic) beardless youth
(archaic) servant boy
name of a man

Synonyms

رایکا‎ (râykâ)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ریدک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “rēdak”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 71

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