چو

See also: جو and خو

Persian

Etymology 1

Apocopic form of چون (čon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃuː], [t͡ʃu]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰuː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰuː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰuː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰo]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu]

Readings
Classical reading?	čū, ču
Dari reading?	čū
Iranian reading?	čo
Tajik reading?	ču

Preposition

چو • (čo)

1. (poetic) like

   Synonyms: چون (čon), مثل (mesl), مانند (mânand), همانند (hamânand), نظیر (nazir)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃow/

Noun

چو • (čow) (chiefly Iran)

1. rumour, hearsay

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /tʃuː/
• (Sistani) IPA^(key): /tʃow/

Noun

چو • (ču)

1. (dialectal) wood