تنخواه

Persian

Etymology

تن +‎ خواه.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tan.xʷɑːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰän.xɑːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰän.xɑːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰän.xɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰän.xɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæn.xɒːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰän.χɔʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tanxwāh
Dari reading?	tanxāh
Iranian reading?	tanxâh
Tajik reading?	tanxoh

Noun

تنخواه • (tanxwāh)

1. funds, capital

Descendants

• → Punjabi: tanxāh

  Gurmukhi script: ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ

  Shahmukhi script: تنخواہ

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تنخواه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “تنخواه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul