خشکسالی

Persian

Alternative forms

• خشک‌سالی, خشک سالی (alternative spacing)

Etymology

From خشک (xošk, “dry”) +‎ سال (sâl, “year”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xuʃk.sɑː.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊʃk.sɑː.líː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊʃk.sɑː.líː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊʃk.sɑː.líː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xuʃk.sɔː.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoʃkʲ.sɒː.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuʃk.sɔ.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	xušksālī
Dari reading?	xušksālī
Iranian reading?	xošksâli
Tajik reading?	xušksolī

Noun

خشکسالی • (xošksâli)

1. drought

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਖੁਸ਼ਕ ਸਾਲੀ (khuśak sālī)

  Shahmukhi script: خشک سالی (xuśk sālī)