خایه
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [Term?] (/xāyak/), from Proto-Iranian *Hāwyám (compare Northern Kurdish hêk, Ossetian айк (ajk), Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬨 (aēm)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāwyám, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”) (compare Armenian ձու (ju), English egg, Italian uovo, Russian яйцо́ (jajcó)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xɑː.ja]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.je]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.jä]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xāya |
Dari reading? | xāya |
Iranian reading? | xâye |
Tajik reading? | xoya |
Noun edit
Dari | خایه |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хоя |
خایه • (xâye) (plural خایهها (xâye-hâ))
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- خایهمال (xâye-mâl, “servile, obsequious, grovelling”)
- خایه کردن (xâye kardan, “to panic”)
- بیخایه (bi-xâye, “coward, pussy”)
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: haya
See also edit
- تخم (toxm)
References edit
Southwestern Fars edit
Noun edit
خایه (xâya)