خونخوار

Persian

Etymology

خون (xun) +‎ خوار (xâr, present stem of خواردن (xârdan, “to drink, to eat”)). In Middle Persian, the verb potion of this compound exclusively had the former meaning, and not the latter one.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xʷɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xun.xɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χun.χɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xūnxwār
Dari reading?	xūnxār
Iranian reading?	xunxâr
Tajik reading?	xunxor

Adjective

خونخوار • (xunxâr)

1. blood-sucking

   پشهٔ خونخوار ― paše-ye xunxâr ― bloodsucking mosquito

2. (figurative) bloodthirsty; sanguinary