شتر دوکوهان

Persian

Alternative forms

شتر دوکوهانه (šotor-e do-kuhâne)

Etymology

(šotor, “camel”) +‎ (do, “double”) +‎ (kuhân, “hump”), literally "double-humped camel".

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃu.tu.ɾi duː.koː.ˈhaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊ.ɾɪ d̪uː.kʰoː.ɦɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊ.ɾɪ d̪uː.kʰoː.wɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃu.t̪ʰu.ɾi d̪u.kʰʊː.wɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo.t̪ʰo.ɹe d̪uː.kʰuː.ɦɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃu.t̪ʰu.ɾi d̪u.kʰɵ.hɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šutur-i dū-kōhān
Dari reading^?	šutur-i dū-kōhān
Iranian reading^?	šotor-e du-kuhân
Tajik reading^?	šutur-i du-kühon

Noun

شتر دوکوهان • (šotor-e do-kuhân)

(archaic) a Bactrian camel
Synonym: شتر باختری (šotor-e bâxtari)