هشت‌پا

Persian

Etymology

From هشت (hašt) +‎ پا (pâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [haʃt.ˈpɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häʃt̪.pʰɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häʃt̪.pʰɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃt̪.pʰɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃt̪.pʰɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæʃt̪.pʰɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häʃt̪.pʰɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	haštpā
Dari reading?	haštpā
Iranian reading?	haštpâ
Tajik reading?	haštpo

Noun

Dari	هشت‌پا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳаштпо

هشت‌پا • (hašt-pâ) (plural هشت‌پاها (hašt-pâ-hâ))

1. octopus (any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae)

   Synonym: اختاپوس (oxtâpus)

Further reading

• هشت‌پا on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa