خزنده
Persian
Etymology
For the sense development, compare Latin rēptilis (“crawling, creeping”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xa.zan.ˈda/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæ.zæn̪.d̪é]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xazanda |
| Dari reading? | xazanda |
| Iranian reading? | xazande |
| Tajik reading? | xazanda |
Verb
خزنده • (xazande)
- present participle of خزیدن (xazidan, “to crawl, to creep”)
Noun
خزنده • (xazande) (plural خزندگان (xazandegân), or خزندهها (xazande-hâ))
- reptile
- بزرگترین خزنده دنیا ― bozorgtarin xazande-ye donyâ ― the world's largest reptile