خنیاگر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwnydʾkl (huniyāgar, “entertainer, musician”), equivalent to خنیا +‎ ـگر.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ni.jɑː.ɡaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ni.jɑː.ɡäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ni.jɑː.ɡäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ni.jɑː.ɡäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ni.jɔː.ɡäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.ni.jɒː.ɡʲæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.ni.jɔ.ɡäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xuniyāgar
Dari reading?	xuniyāgar
Iranian reading?	xoniyâgar
Tajik reading?	xuniyogar

Noun

خنیاگر • (xoniyâgar) (plural خنیاگران (xoniyâgarân) or خنیاگرها (xoniyâgar-hâ))

1. entertainer
2. musician
3. singer

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خنیاگر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press