Origin
Pure Persian
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- کفشدوزkafsh-duzshoemaker
- کفشدوزکkafsh-duzakladybird; ladybug
- کف کردنkaf kardanto be stunned/blown away (slang)
- کفگیرkafgirslotted spatula, rice paddle
- کلاغkalâghcrow
- کلافهkalâfeexasperated, frazzled
- کلانتریkalântaripolice station
- کلاهkolâhhat
- کلاه آفتابیkolâh âftâbisun hat / baseball cap
- کلیدkelidkey; light switch
- کمkamlittle, few
- کمانچهkamânchebowed string instrument
- کمترkamtarless / fewer
- کمخونیkam-khunianemia
- کمدkomodwardrobe, cabinet, dresser
- کمرkamarlower back, waist
- کمربندkamarbandbelt
- کمردردkamar-dardback pain
- کمروkamrushy, bashful
- کمک کردنkomak kardanto help
- کم کمkam kamgradually / little by little
- کمیkamia little / a bit
- کنارkenârbeside, next to; edge
- کنجدkonjedsesame
- کنجکاوkonjkâvcurious
- کندنkandanto dig / pull out / peel off
- کندهkondejerk / asshole (mild)
- کهکشانkahkeshângalaxy, the Milky Way
- کهنkohanancient; old; archaic
- کوبیدهkubideminced-meat kebab
- کوتاهkutâhshort; brief
- کوچکkuchaksmall, little; younger
- کوچکیkuchakihumility, smallness
- کوچهkuchealley
- کوچهپسکوچهkuche-pas-kuchebackstreets, winding alleys
- کوچولوkuchulutiny, cutie
- کودkudfertilizer; manure
- کودکیkudakichildhood
- کور خواندیkur khândiyou read it blind (you're wrong)
- کوزهگریkuze-garipottery; clay pot making
- کوسخلkoskholDumbass, idiot (vulgar)
- کوسهkuseshark
- کوکوkukuPersian frittata
- کولهپشتیkule-poshtibackpack
- کونیkuni(homophobic slur — receptive male partner)
- کوهkuhmountain
- کوه آتشفشانkuh-e âtashfeshânvolcano
- کوهنوردیkuh-navardimountaineering; hiking; mountain climbing
- کویرkavirdesert
- کیارستمیkiarostamiAbbas Kiarostami, master Iranian filmmaker (1940-2016)
- کیرkirdick, cock (vulgar)
- کیشkishKish (free zone island)
- کینهkinegrudge, spite
- کیهانkayhanKayhan, Khamenei mouthpiece daily newspaper
- گاگولgâguldumb, idiot
- گاوgâvcow
- گاوبندgâvbandcattle pen; cow shed
- گاودارgâvdârcattle farmer; cattle owner
- گچgachcast (plaster); chalk
- گذاشتنgozâshtanto put / place / let
- گذرنامهgozarnâmepassport (formal)
- گرانgerânexpensive; heavy; precious
- گرانیgerânihigh prices, costliness
- گربهgorbecat
- گربهی همسایهgorbe-ye hamsâyeneighbor's cat (envy idiom)
- گرد آمدنgerd âmadanto gather; to assemble (of a group of people)
- گردبادgardbâdwhirlwind, tornado
- گردشگرgardeshgartourist
- گردشگریgardeshgaritourism
- گردنgardanneck; گردن داشتن = to carry responsibility; گردن کلفت = tough guy / someone with connections; گردن انداختن = to hang around someone's neck / to burden
- گردنبندgardanbandnecklace
- گردهgardepollen
- گردوgerduwalnut
- گرفتارgereftârcaught up in; stuck; troubled; busy (with a problem); گرفتار بودن = to be caught up; گرفتار شدن = to get caught up / to be in trouble
- گرفتگی بینیgereftegi-ye binistuffy/blocked nose
- گرفتنgereftanto take / receive / catch
- گرگgorgwolf
- گرمGarmWarm
- گرماgarmâheat (the noun)
- گرموسردgarm-o-sardwarm and cold / ups and downs (life experience)
- گروه خانوادگیgoruh-e khânevâdegifamily group chat (WhatsApp/Telegram family group — a cultural institution)
- گریهgeryecrying
- گریه کردنgerye kardanto cry / weep
- گزارشgozâreshreport; news bulletin; account
- گشت زدنgasht zadanto stroll / patrol / wander around
- گشتنgashtanto wander; to roam; to search; to patrol; گشتن دنبال چیزی = to look for something; گشتم پیداش نکردم = I searched but didn't find it
- گشنیزgeshnizcilantro, coriander
- گفتگو کردنgoftogu kardanto converse / have a discussion
- گفتنgoftanto say, to tell
- گلgolflower
- گلابیgolâbi"pear" → naïve / spineless person
- گلبرگgolbargpetal
- گلپرgolparPersian hogweed
- گلپر کوهیgolpar-e kuhiPersian hogweed; ground golpar (spice for pomegranates)
- گلدانgoldanflower pot
- گلدوزیgol-duzifloral embroidery; sewing flower motifs onto fabric
- گل سرخgol-e sorkhrose (red flower)
- گل گفتنgol goftanto say something beautiful / be spot-on (praise)
- گلهمندgele-mandhaving a grievance, complaining
- گلهمند شدنgeleh-mand shodanto become resentful / hold a grudge