خنیاگر

خنیاگر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hwnydʾkl (huniyāgar, “entertainer, musician”), equivalent to خنیا‎ +‎ ـگر‎.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xunijɑːɡaɾ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊnɪjɑːɡaɾ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xonijɒːɡæɾ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /xunijɔɡaɾ/

Noun

خنیاگر • (xoniyâgar) (plural خنیاگران‎ (xoniyâgarân) or خنیاگرها‎ (xoniyâgar-hâ))

1. entertainer
2. musician
3. singer

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “خنیاگر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press