یارو

Persian

Etymology

From یار (yâr, “friend”) +‎ ـو (-u).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ˈɾuː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾúː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾúː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jɑː.ɾúː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jɔː.ɾú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jɒː.ɹúː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jɔ.ɾú]

Readings
Classical reading?	yārū
Dari reading?	yārū
Iranian reading?	yâru
Tajik reading?	yoru

Noun

یارو • (yâru) (plural یاروها (yâru-hâ))

1. that guy; a slightly pejorative term for people in general.
2. (obsolete) friend

Further reading

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

Punjabi

Noun

یَارو • (yāro) m pl

1. vocative plural of یَار (yār, “mate; friend”)