گوجه

See also: کوچه and كوجة

Persian

Etymology

From forms of the word treated under (gôy, “ball, globule”) +‎ (-če, forms diminutives). The similarity to Azerbaijani göyəm and its Turkic family meaning “sloe” is a coincidence.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡaw.ˈd͡ʒa]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d͡ʒǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d͡ʒǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d͡ʒǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥ow.d͡ʒé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡäw.d͡ʒǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	gawja
Dari reading^?	gawja
Iranian reading^?	gowje
Tajik reading^?	gavja

Noun

گوجه • (gowje)

plum
1. greengage

Derived terms

گوجه فرنگی (gowje farangi, “tomato”)
گوجه وحشی (gowje vahši, “sloe”)
گوجه سبز (gowje sabz, “greengage”)

Descendants

→ Gulf Arabic: كوجة (kōja)

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