خونخوار

Persian

Etymology

(xun) +‎ (xâr, present stem of (xârdan, “to drink, to eat”)). In Middle Persian, the verb potion of this compound exclusively had the former meaning, and not the latter one.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xuːn.ˈxʷaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xuːn.xɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xun.xɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xuːnx.vɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χun.χɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xūnxwār
Dari reading^?	xūnxār
Iranian reading^?	xunxvâr
Tajik reading^?	xunxor

Adjective

خونخوار • (xunxâr)

blood-sucking
― paše-ye xunxâr ― bloodsucking mosquito
(figurative) bloodthirsty; sanguinary