گزنده

Persian

Etymology

From (gaz, present stem of (gazidan, “to bite”)) +‎ (-ande).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.zan.ˈda/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.zæn̪.d̪é]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	gazanda
Dari reading^?	gazanda
Iranian reading^?	gazande
Tajik reading^?	gazanda

Adjective

گزنده • (gazande)

biting (of an animal)
(figurative) caustic, mordant, sharp, sarcastic

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گزنده”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim