گزنده

Persian

Etymology

From گز (gaz, present stem of گزیدن (gazidan, “to bite”)) +‎ ـنده (-ande).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	gazanda
Dari reading?	gazanda
Iranian reading?	gazande
Tajik reading?	gazanda

Adjective

گزنده • (gazande)

1. biting (of an animal)
2. (figurative) caustic, mordant, sharp, sarcastic

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گزنده”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim