جنده

See also: خنده

Persian

Etymology

From ژنده (žende, “disheveled, shabby, used”). Compare with دست‌فرسود (dast-farsud, “used”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒin.da]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪn̪.d̪ä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪn̪.d̪ä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪn̪.d̪ä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒin̪.d̪ä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒen̪.d̪e]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒin̪.d̪ä]

Readings
Classical reading?	jinda
Dari reading?	jinda
Iranian reading?	jende
Tajik reading?	jinda

Noun

جنده • (jende)

1. (vulgar) a prostitute
2. (vulgar) a promiscuous woman
3. (colloquial) overused

Synonyms

• فاحشه (fâheše)
• تن‌فروش (tan-foruš)
• خراب (xarâb)
• هرجایی (harjâyi)
• لَکاتِه (lak(k)âte)
• بدکاره (badkâre)

Descendants

• Kazakh: жынды (jyndy)
• Kyrgyz: жинди (jindi)
• Uzbek: jinni

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “جنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press