شترمرغ

Persian

Alternative forms

  • اُشْتُرْمُرْغ (oštormorğ)

Etymology

Compound of شُتُرْ (šotor, camel) + مُرْغ (morğ, bird).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊɾ.mʊ́ɾɣ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊɾ.mʊ́ɾɣ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃu.t̪ʰuɾ.múɾɣ]

Readings
Classical reading? šuturmurğ
Dari reading? šuturmurğ
Iranian reading? šotormorğ
Tajik reading? šuturmurġ

Noun

Dari شترمرغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik шутурмурғ

شُتُرْمُرْغ • (šotormorğ) (plural شترمرغ‌ها (šotormorğ-hâ))

  1. ostrich

Descendants

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