خونخوار
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]خون (xun) + خوار (xâr, present stem of خواردن (xârdan, alternative form of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”))).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xuːn.xʷɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xuːn.xɒːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χun.χɔɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xūnxwār |
Dari reading? | xūnxār |
Iranian reading? | xunxâr |
Tajik reading? | xunxor |
Adjective
[edit]خونخوار • (xunxâr)
- blood-sucking
- پشهٔ خونخوار ― paše-ye xunxâr ― bloodsucking mosquito
- (figurative) bloodthirsty; sanguinary