شاشو

Persian

Alternative forms

• شاشوک (šâšuk) (dialectal, Herati)
• شاشور (šâšur) (dialectal, Abadeh)

Etymology

From شاش (šâš, “urine”) +‎ ـو (-u).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.ʃuː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.ʃuː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.ʃuː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.ʃuː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.ʃu]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɒː.ʃuː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɔ.ʃu]

Readings
Classical reading?	šāšū
Dari reading?	šāšū
Iranian reading?	šâšu
Tajik reading?	šošu

Adjective

شاشو • (šâšu)

1. enuretic, bedwetting

   Synonym: شب‌ادرار (šab-edrâr)

Noun

شاشو • (šâšu) (plural شاشوان (šâšuân) or شاشوها (šâšu-hâ))

1. enuretic, bedwetter, pisspants

Derived terms

• شاشویی (šâšuyi, “enuresis, bedwetting”)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “شاشو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press