خشکی

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Persian

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Etymology

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From خشک (xošk, dry) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xuškī
Dari reading? xuškī
Iranian reading? xoški
Tajik reading? xuški

Noun

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خشکی (xoški) (plural خشکی‌ها (xoški-hâ))

  1. dryness, aridity
  2. dry land (opposed to water)
    یکی از سریع‌ترین حیوانات روی خشکی‌های زمین است.
    yeki az sari'-tarin heyvânât-e ru-ye xoški-hâ-ye zamin ast.
    It is one of the fastest animals on land on Earth.
  3. drought
  4. lifelessness, lack of energy (e.g. of a work of art)

Further reading

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