شتر دوکوهان

Persian

Alternative forms

شتر دوکوهانه (šutur-i dukōhāna / šotor-e dokuhâne)

Etymology

(šutur / šotor, “camel”) +‎ (du / do, “double”) +‎ (kōhān / kuhân, “hump”), literally "double-humped camel".

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃu.tu.ri du.koː.ˈhaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊ.ɾɪ d̪ʊ.kʰoː.ɦɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.t̪ʰʊ.ɾɪ d̪ʊ.kʰoː.wɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃu.t̪ʰu.ɾi d̪u.kʰʊː.wɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo.t̪ʰo.ɹe d̪o.kʰuː.ɦɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃu.t̪ʰu.ɾi d̪u.kʰɵ.hɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šutur-i dukōhān
Dari reading^?	šutur-i dukōhān
Iranian reading^?	šotor-e dokuhân
Tajik reading^?	šutur-i dukühon

Noun

شتر دوکوهان • (šutur-i dukōhān / šotor-e dokuhân) (Tajik spelling шутури дукӯҳон)

(archaic) a Bactrian camel
Synonym: شتر باختری (šutur-i bāxtarī / šotor-e bâxtari)