Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Persian wxš- (waxš-, to grow), from Proto-Iranian *Hwaxš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwakš- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬱- (vaxš-, to grow, wax)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (to grow, increase).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

وخشیدن (vaxšidan) (present stem وخش (vaxš))

  1. (obsolete) to grow, to wax

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Persian wxš- (waxš-, to blaze).

Verb edit

وخشیدن (vaxšidan) (present stem وخش (vaxš))

  1. (obsolete) to blaze

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