Swear words in Tajikistan

Tajik is a form of Persian.

The 10 most-used swear words in Tajikistan, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. People in Tajikistan mostly swear the way they do in Iran, so this is that list. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   madar ghahbeمادر قحبه ma-DAR ghah-BEHYour mother’s a whore.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   kos-keshکس‌کش KOSS-keshPimp (very vulgar).
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   kirکیر KEERDick.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   jakeshجاکش ja-KESHPimp.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   kos-kholکس‌خل KOSS-kholCrazy idiot.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   bisharafبی‌شرف bee-sha-RAFDishonorable.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   pedar sagپدرسگ peh-DAR sagYour father’s a dog.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   gohگه GOHShit.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    kharخر KHARDonkey.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    ahmaghاحمق ah-MAGHIdiot.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it