تخت طاووس

Persian

Etymology

From تخت (taxt, “throne, bed, couch”) + طاووس (tâvus, “peacock”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tax.ti tɑː.wuːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.t̪ʰɪ t̪ʰɑː.wuːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.t̪ʰɪ t̪ʰɑː.wuːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.t̪ʰɪ t̪ʰɑː.wuːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäx.t̪ʰi t̪ʰɔː.wus]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæx.t̪ʰe t̪ʰɒː.vuːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäχ.t̪ʰi t̪ʰɔ.vus]

Readings
Classical reading?	taxt-i tāwūs
Dari reading?	taxt-i tāwūs
Iranian reading?	taxt-e tâvus
Tajik reading?	taxt-i tovus

Proper noun

تخت طاووس • (taxt-e tâvus)

Dari	تخت طاووس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Тахти Товус

1. the Peacock Throne