خایه
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editDari | خایه |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хоя |
خایه • (xâye) (plural خایهها (xâye-hâ))
- (archaic) egg
- Synonym: تُخم (toxm)
- (vulgar) testicle, balls
- (figurative, vulgar) courage, guts, balls
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
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Southwestern Fars
editNoun
editخایه (xâya)
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- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
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- Southwestern Fars lemmas
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- fay:Genitalia