گیاهخواری

Persian

Etymology

گیاه (giyâh, “grass”) +‎ خوار (xwâr, “present stem form of خواردن (“to eat, to consume”)”) +‎ ی (-i, “suffix”), literally "grass-eater".

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡi.jɑːɦ.xɑː.ɾíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡi.jɑː.xɑː.ɾíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡi.jɔː.xɔː.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading? giyāhxwārī
Dari reading? giyāhxārī
Iranian reading? giyâhxvâri
Tajik reading? giyohxori

Noun

گیاهخواری • (giyāhxwārī)

  1. vegetarianism
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