گورخر

Persian

گورخر

Alternative forms

• گور (gur)

Etymology

from گور (gur, “zebra”) +‎ خر (xar, “donkey”), both components from Middle Persian, see them for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡoːɾ.ˈxaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoːɾ.xǽɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoːɾ.xǽɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡoːɾ.xǽɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡʊːɾ.xǽɾ]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uːɹ.xǽɹ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uːɹ.xǽɹ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uː.ɹe.xǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɵɾ.χǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	gōrxar
Dari reading?	gōrxar
Iranian reading?	gurxar
Tajik reading?	gürxar

Noun

گورخر • (gurxar) (plural گورخرها (gurxar-hâ) or گورخران (gurxarân))

1. zebra