خاکی

See also: خاكی

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَاکِی (xākī). By surface analysis, خاک (xāk, “soil, earth”) +‎ ـی (-ī, “nisbah suffix”).

Adjective

خاکی • (xākī)

1. khaki
2. of or related to earth or soil, earthy, soily

Descendants

• Uzbek: xoki

Further reading

• Bahawudun, Muhemmettursun; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Ehet, Ablimit (2002), “خاکی”, in چاغاتاي تىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Chagatai Language]‎^[1] (in Uyghur), Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 218

Persian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Middle Persian [Term?]. By surface analysis, خاک (xāk / xâk, “earth, soil”) +‎ ـی (-ī / -i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaː.ˈkiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.kʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xɑː.kʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xɑː.kʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xɔː.kʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xɒː.kʰʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χɔ.kʰí]

Readings
Classical reading?	xākī
Dari reading?	xākī
Iranian reading?	xâki
Tajik reading?	xoki

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Adjective

خاکی • (xākī / xâki) (Tajik spelling хокӣ)

1. khaki
2. earthy
3. soily
4. humble

Related terms

• خاک (xāk / xâk)
• خاکستری (xākistarī / xâkestari)

Descendants

• → Chagatai: خاکی (xākī)
  • Uzbek: xoki
• → Hindustani:

  Urdu: خاکی (xākī)

  Hindi: ख़ाकी (xākī)

  • → English: khaki
    • → German: khaki
    • → French: kaki
    • → Portuguese: cáqui
    • → Spanish: caqui
    • → Chinese: 卡其 (kǎqí)
  • → Thai: กากี (gaa-gii)

• → Ottoman Turkish: خاكی (haki)
  • Turkish: haki

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاکی (xākī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑː.kiː/

Adjective

خاکی • (xākī) (Hindi spelling ख़ाकी)

1. khaki
2. earthy

Related terms

• خاک (xāk)

Descendants

• → English: khaki