موریانه

Persian

Alternative forms

مورانه (murâne), مورجانه (murjâne), مورچانه (murčane)

Etymology

Derived from the word مور (mur, “ant”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *marwíš.

Noun

موریانه • (muryâne) (plural موریانه‌ها (muryâne-hâ))

termite
Synonyms: مورچه‌ی سفید (murče-ye sefid), ریونجه (rivanje), ترده (tarde)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “موریانه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 311

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