همنوع‌خواری

Persian

Etymology

From همنوع‌خوار (hamnow'-xâr) +‎ ـی (-i), literally “same-kind-eating”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ham.nawʔ.xʷɑː.ɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.näwʔ.xɑː.ɾiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.näwʔ.xɑː.ɾiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.näw.xɑː.ɾiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.näw.xɔː.ɾi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæm.nowʔ.xɒː.ɹiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.näwʔ.χɔ.ɾi]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamnaw'-xwārī
Dari reading?	hamnaw'-xārī
Iranian reading?	hamnow'-xâri
Tajik reading?	hamnavʾ-xori

Noun

همنوع‌خواری • (hamnow'-xâri)

1. cannibalism (in animals)

See also

• آدم‌خواری (âdam-xâri) (human cannibalism)