جویدن

Persian

Alternative forms

• جاویدن (jâvidan)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ywtn’ /⁠jūdan⁠/), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Cognate with English chew, Pashto ژول (žovạl, “to gnaw”), Baluchi جایگ (jáyag), Northern Kurdish cûtin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.wiː.ðan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wiː.d̪än]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wiː.d̪än]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wiː.d̪än]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.wi.d̪än]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.viː.d̪æn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.vi.d̪än]

Readings
Classical reading?	jawīḏan
Dari reading?	jawīdan
Iranian reading?	javidan
Tajik reading?	javidan

Verb

جویدن • (javidan) (present stem جو (jav))

1. to chew
2. to gnaw

Usage notes

In Iran and Afghanistan جویدن (javidan) is more common but in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan خاییدن (xâyidan) (хоидан (xoyidan)) is more common.

Synonyms

• خاییدن (xâyidan)