همنوعخواری
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom همنوعخوار (hamnow'-xâr) + ـی (-i), literally “same-kind-eating”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ham.nawʔ.xʷɑː.ɾiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæm.nowʔ.xɒː.ɹiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [häm.näwʔ.χɔ.ɾi]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | hamnaw'-xwārī |
Dari reading? | hamnaw'-xārī |
Iranian reading? | hamnow'-xâri |
Tajik reading? | hamnavʾ-xori |
Noun
editهمنوعخواری • (hamnow'-xâri)
- cannibalism (in animals)
See also
edit- آدمخواری (âdam-xâri) (human cannibalism)