کندو

See also: كندو

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐫐𐫗𐫅𐫇𐫃 (kndwg /⁠kandūg⁠/), whence Arabic كَنْدُوج (kandūj, “a large vessel wherein grain can be stored”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kan.ˈduː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰän̪.d̪uː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰän̪.d̪uː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰän̪.d̪uː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰän̪.d̪u]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæn̪.d̪uː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰän̪.d̪u]

Readings
Classical reading?	kandū
Dari reading?	kandū
Iranian reading?	kandu
Tajik reading?	kandu

Noun

کندو • (kandū / kandu) (plural کندوها (kandū-hā / kandu-hâ), Tajik spelling канду)

1. beehive
2. a large clay bin for grain