بالگرد

Persian

Etymology

Calqued from French hélicoptère. Composed of ‎ (bâl, “wing”) +‎ ‎ (gard, present stem of ‎ (gardidan, “to rotate”))

Coined by the Academy of Persian Language and Literature as a replacement for هلی‌کوپتر.

Pronunciation

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Noun

بالگرد • (bâlgard) (plural بالگردها‎ (bâlgard-hâ))

helicopter

Synonyms

هلی‌کوپتر‎ (heli-kopter)

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