سک

See also: شک, شك, and سگ

Baluchi

Adjective

سک • (sakk)

  1. hard, difficult
  2. severe
  3. rigid
  4. strong

Mazanderani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *cáyuš. Akin to Sogdian [script needed] (sr’k /⁠sarē⁠/); both from the root *siraka. [1]

Noun

سک (sek)

  1. orphan
    سک سغیر ― sek-e sağir ― homeless child

Adjective

سک (sek)

  1. orphan
  2. orphaned

Etymology 2

Related to Baluchi سک (sakk, “difficult”), Persian سخت (saxt, “hard”).

Adjective

سک (sak)

  1. hard
    سک پوس ― sak-e pus ― hard shell, tough skin
  2. difficult
    سک جون ― sak-e jon ― enduring, drudgerous

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwā́. Akin to Persian سگ (sag), and Gilaki اسپه (espe).

Noun

سک (sak, sek)

  1. dog
    سک کته ― sak kete ― puppy
    سک کولی ― sak kuli ― dog house
    سک لو ― sak-e low ― bark
References
  1. Gharib, B. (1995) “sarē”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 360
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