خشنسار

Persian

Etymology

From (xašan, “dark blue”) +‎ (sâr, “head”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xa.ʃan.ˈsaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃän.sɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃän.sɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃän.sɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.ʃæn.sɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.ʃän.sɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xašansār
Dari reading^?	xašansār
Iranian reading^?	xašansâr
Tajik reading^?	xašansor

Noun

خشنسار • (xašansâr)

(archaic) coot
- 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
  پیاده همی شد ز بهر شکار
  خشنسار بد اندر آن رودبار
  piyâde hami šod ze bahre šekâr
  xašansâr bod andar ân rudbâr
  He (Zāl) dismounted [from his horse] to hunt
  and there were coots by the riverside.
Synonyms: چَنگَر (čangar), پَرلا (parlâ)

Related terms

مرغابی (morġâbi), اردک (ordak), بَت (bat)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خشنسار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Kazzazi, Mir Jalaleddin, Nāme-ye Bāstān (The Ancient Book): The Interpretation of Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. I, ed. 2, 2013.