خونسرد

Persian

Alternative forms

• خون‌سرد (xun-sard)

Etymology

From خون (xun) +‎ سرد (sard).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	xūnsard
Dari reading?	xūnsard
Iranian reading?	xunsard
Tajik reading?	xunsard

Adjective

خونسرد • (xunsard)

1. cold-blooded (having an unregulated body temperature)

   Antonym: خونگرم (xungarm, “warm-blooded”)

   جانور خونسرد ― jânvar-e xunsard ― cold-blooded animal / poikilotherm

2. cool, calm, coolheaded (having an even temper during times of difficulty)

   Antonyms: هیجانی (hayajâni), عصبانی (asabâni)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خونسرد”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim