چهارپا

Persian

Alternative forms

  • چهارپای (čahârpây), چارپای (čârpây), چارپا (čârpâ), چهاروا (čahârvâ), چاروا (čârvâ)

Etymology

From چهار (čahâr, “four”) +‎ پا (pâ, “foot”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰä.ɦɑːɾ.pʰɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɑːɑːɾ.pʰɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɔːɔːɾ.pʰɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? čahārpāy
Dari reading? čahārpā
Iranian reading? čahârpâ
Tajik reading? čahorpo

Noun

چهارپا • (čahârpâ) (plural چهارپایان, or چهارپاها)

  1. tetrapod, quadruped
  2. beast of burden

Descendants

  • → Kazakh: шаруа (şarua)

Adjective

چهارپا • (čahârpâ)

  1. tetrapod, quadrupedal, four-legged
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