خاش
Persian
Etymology 1
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Noun
- bent of minute particles of wood, straw, rags or other things, chips, parings
- strife, fight, battle, war
Derived terms
- پرخاش (purxâš, “strife, fight, battle, war”)
- خاشاک (xâšak, “sticks, straw, or other mixed minute things”)
- خاشک (xâšak, “sticks, straw, or other mixed minute things; a basket or chest for storage”)
- خاشه (xâša, “sticks, straw; furze; rancour, envy”)
Etymology 2
Compare Persian خوش (“pleasant”).
Adjective
خاش • (xâš) (comparative خاشتَر (xâš-tar), superlative خاشتَرین (xâš-tarin))
- (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) happy
References
- Vullers, Johann August (1855) “خاش”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 638b