χϸονο

Bactrian

Alternative forms

• αχϸονο (axšono)

Etymology

Disputed. Perhaps derived from a root shared by Proto-Iranian *xšáyati (“rule, be lord over”). The claim the word was borrowed from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) is dubious.

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): [xʃun] or [xʃon]

Noun

χϸονο (xšono /xšun/)

1. calendar year, regnal year
   • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), line 1:

     χϸονο ρʹ ιʹ αυρηζνο μαο σαχτο Αβαμοχοινο ρωσο...

     xšono rʹ iʹ aurēzno mao saxto Abamoxoino rōso...

     (It was) the year 110, the month Ahrezhn, the day Abamukhwin having passed...