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Persian
Etymology
خون (xun) + خوار (xâr, present stem of خواردن (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
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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xūnxwār
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| Dari reading?
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xūnxār
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| Iranian reading?
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xunxâr
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| Tajik reading?
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xunxor
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Adjective
خونخوار • (xunxâr)
- blood-sucking
- پشهٔ خونخوار ― paše-ye xunxâr ― bloodsucking mosquito
- (figurative) bloodthirsty; sanguinary