خزنده

See also: چرندہ and چرنده

Persian

Etymology

For the sense development, compare Latin rēptilis (“crawling, creeping”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.zan.ˈda]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.zän̪.d̪ǽ]

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	xazanda
Dari reading?	xazanda
Iranian reading?	xazande
Tajik reading?	xazanda

Verb

خزنده • (xazande)

1. present participle of خزیدن (xazidan, “to crawl, to creep”)

Noun

خزنده • (xazande) (plural خزندگان (xazandegân) or خزنده‌ها (xazande-hâ))

1. reptile

   بزرگترین خزنده دنیا ― bozorgtarin xazande-ye donyâ ― the world's largest reptile