چو

See also: جو and خو

Persian

Etymology 1

Apocopic form of (čon).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuː/, /ˈt͡ʃu/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰuː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰuː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰo]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čū, ču
Dari reading^?	čū
Iranian reading^?	čo
Tajik reading^?	ču

Preposition

چو • (čo)

(poetic) like
Synonyms: چون (čon), مثل (mesl), مانند (mânand), همانند (hamânand), نظیر (nazir)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃow/

Noun

چو • (čow) (chiefly Iran)

rumour, hearsay

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(dialectal) IPA^(key): /tʃuː/
(Sistani) IPA^(key): /tʃow/

Noun

چو • (ču)

(dialectal) wood