شوی

See also: شوى, سوي, سوى, and س و ي

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

شوی • (šuy)

1. husband

Etymology 2

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

Noun

شوی • (šavi)

1. shirt, shift

Etymology 3

Noun

شوی • (ševi)

1. anise
2. small vestibule

Etymology 4

Noun

شوی • (šovi)

1. starch, paste, size

Etymology 5

Verb

شوی • (šuy)

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

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شوی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul