شوی

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See also: شوى, سوي, سوى, and س و ي

Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the same root as شوهر (šowhar, “husband”); cognate to Khotanese kṣundaa- (“husband”), etc.[1]

Noun[edit]

شوی • (šuy)

  1. husband

Etymology 2[edit]

Akin to Old Armenian շապիկ (šapik), an Iranian borrowing; see there for more.

Noun[edit]

شوی • (šavi)

  1. shirt, shift

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

شوی • (ševi)

  1. anise
  2. small vestibule

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

شوی • (šovi)

  1. starch, paste, size

Etymology 5[edit]

Verb[edit]

شوی • (šuy)

  1. present stem form of شستن (šostan, “to wash”)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 85
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