میخ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (myh /⁠mēx⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 (MYUX /⁠mayūxa⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayū́kʰas (“peg, nail”). Cognate with Sanskrit मयूख (mayūkha, “peg”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dari	میخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мех

میخ • (mix, mêx) (plural میخ‌ها (mix-hâ, mêx-hâ))

1. nail

Related terms

• میخک (mixak)
• میخی (mixi)
• میخ زدن (mix zadan)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mıx
• → Armenian: մեխ (mex)
• → Crimean Tatar: mıh
• → Hindi: मेख़ (mex)
• → Turkish: mıh
• → Uyghur: مىخ (mix)
• → Urdu: میخ (mex)