پشمالو

Persian

Alternative forms

پشم‌آلود (pašm-âlud)

Etymology

From (pašm, “hair, wool”) +‎ (-âlu).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /paʃ.maː.ˈluː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.mɑː.lúː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.mɑː.lúː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.mɔː.lú]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰæʃ.mɒː.lúː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäʃ.mɔ.lú]

Readings
Classical reading^?	pašmālū
Dari reading^?	pašmālū
Iranian reading^?	pašmâlu
Tajik reading^?	pašmolu

Adjective

پشمالو • (pašmālū / pašmâlu) (comparative پشمالوتَر, superlative پشمالوتَرین, Tajik spelling пашмолу)

fuzzy, furry, hairy, woolly, shaggy
― mâmut-e pašmâlu ― woolly mammoth

Further reading

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