گیاهخواری

Persian

Etymology

گیاه (giyâh, “grass”) +‎ خوار (xwâr, “present stem form of خواردن (“to eat, to consume”)”) +‎ ی (-i, “suffix”), literally "grass-eater".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡi.jɑːh.xʷɑː.ˈɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡi.jɑːɦ.xɑː.ɾíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡi.jɑːɦ.xɑː.ɾíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡi.jɑː.xɑː.ɾíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡi.jɔː.xɔː.ɾí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲi.jɒːɦ.xɒː.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡi.jɔɦ.χɔ.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	giyāhxwārī
Dari reading?	giyāhxārī
Iranian reading?	giyâhxâri
Tajik reading?	giyohxori

Noun

گیاهخواری • (giyāhxwārī)

1. vegetarianism