شکرشکن

Persian

Etymology

From ⁧شکر⁩ (šakkar, “sugar”) +‎ ⁧شکن⁩ (šakan-, “to break”).

Adjective

⁧شکرشکن⁩ • (šakkar-šakan)

  1. (archaic, literature) having a mellifluous voice, sweet-sounding (especially of the beloved or birds)
    • 1315-1390, Hafez, Divan
      ⁧طوطی شکرشکن⁩
      tûti-i šakkar-šakan
      sweet-sounding parrot
      ⁧شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند
      زین قند پارسی که به بنگاله می‌رود      ⁩
      šakkar-šakan šavand hama tûtiyân-i hind
      zîn qand-i pârsî ki ba bangâla mê-ravad
      All parrots of India would become sweet-sounding
      Because of this Persian that is spreading to Bengal
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