زنخ

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Parthian 𐫉𐫗𐫟‎ (znx‎ /⁠zanax⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Noun

زنخ • (zanakh)

1. chin
2. the pit in the chin

Related terms

• چانه (čâne)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “زنخ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul