تخين

See also: تجئن, پچین, and ثخين

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثخين (“thick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teˈxiːn]

Adjective

تخين • (tixīn) (feminine تخينة (tixīna), plural تخان (tuxān))

1. fat
2. thick (of solids and liquids)
3. deep (of voice)

Synonyms

• سميك
• سمين

References

• Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
• Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.