tabaşir

== Azerbaijani == === Alternative forms === təbaşir === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian تباشیر, from Hindi तबाशीर (tabāśīr), from Sanskrit तवक्षीर (tavakṣīra) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tɑbɑːˈʃir] Hyphenation: ta‧ba‧şir === Noun === tabaşir (definite accusative tabaşiri, plural tabaşirlər) chalk a soft, white, powdery limestone piece of chalk used for drawing and writing on a blackboard ==== Declension ==== === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “tabaşir”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb