چرایی

Persian

Etymology

From چرا (čerâ, “why”) +‎ ـیی (-yi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.ɾɑː.ˈjiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑː.jíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑː.jíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.ɾɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɹɒː.jíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɾɔ.jí]

Readings
Classical reading?	čirāyī
Dari reading?	čirāyī
Iranian reading?	čerâyi
Tajik reading?	čiroyi

Noun

چرایی • (čerâyi)

1. reason