pirsîn

Meaning

to ask

Concepts

ask

demand

query

ask for

enquire

request

Synonyms

pirs kirin

xwestin

pirsiyar kirin

Translations

sormak

preguntar

vragen

perguntar

demander

preguntar

chiedere

domandare

fragen

interrogar

ρωτώ

rogo

quaero

🔍

questionner

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪɾˈsiːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Persian: پرسیدن

Cognate with Sanskrit: पृच्छति

Cognate with Russian: просить

Cognate with Old English: friġnan

In summary

pirs + -în. from Proto-Iranian *pr̥sáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti. Cognate to Persian پرسیدن (porsidan), Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛcchati), Russian просить (prositʹ), Old English friġnan.