خونخوار

Persian

Etymology

خون (xun) +‎ خوار (xâr, present stem of خواردن (xârdan, alternative form of خوردن (xordan, “to eat”))).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	xūnxwār
Dari reading?	xūnxār
Iranian reading?	xunxâr
Tajik reading?	xunxor

Adjective

خونخوار • (xunxâr)

1. blood-sucking

   پشهٔ خونخوار ― paše-ye xunxâr ― bloodsucking mosquito

2. (figurative) bloodthirsty; sanguinary