اختاپوس

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔux.tɑː.ˈpuːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊx.t̪ʰɑː.pʰúːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊx.t̪ʰɑː.pʰúːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊx.t̪ʰɑː.pʰúːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔux.t̪ʰɔː.pʰús]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔox.t̪ʰɒː.pʰúːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔuχ.t̪ʰɔ.pʰús]

Readings
Classical reading?	uxtāpūs
Dari reading?	uxtāpūs
Iranian reading?	oxtâpus
Tajik reading?	uxtopus

Noun

اختاپوس • (oxtâpus) (plural اختاپوس‌ها (oxtâpus-hâ))

1. octopus (any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae)

   Synonym: هَشْت‌پَا (hašt-pâ)

Further reading

• اختاپوس on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa