خزنده

See also: چرندہ and چرنده

Persian

Etymology

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

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