خاییدن

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Persian

Etymology

Per Derksen, from Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)end- or *k(ʷ)enHd(ʰ)-. Compare Sanskrit खादति (khādati, to chew, to bite), Ancient Greek κνώδων (knṓdōn, sword, spear spikes) and Khotanese khays- (to drink)

Verb

خاییدن (xâyidan) (present stem خای (xây))

  1. to gnaw