خرخره

Persian

Etymology 1

From (xirxir/xerxer, “sound made in the throat”) +‎ (-a/e).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xir.xi.ˈra/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɪɾ.xɪ.ɾá]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɪɾ.xɪ.ɾá]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xiɾ.xi.ɾá]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xeɹ.xe.ɹé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χiɾ.χi.ɾá]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xirxira
Dari reading^?	xirxira
Iranian reading^?	xerxere
Tajik reading^?	xirxira

Noun

خرخره • (xirxira / xerxere) (Tajik spelling хирхира)

larynx

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xur.xu.ˈra/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ.xʊ.ɾá]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊɾ.xʊ.ɾá]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xuɾ.xu.ɾá]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoɹ.xo.ɹé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuɾ.χu.ɾá]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xurxura
Dari reading^?	xurxura
Iranian reading^?	xorxore
Tajik reading^?	xurxura

Noun

خرخره • (xurxura / xorxore) (Tajik spelling хурхура)

alternative form of (xurxur/xorxor, “sound of snoring”).

Further reading

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