وخشیدن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian wxš- (waxš-, “to grow”), from Proto-Iranian *Hwaxš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwakš- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬱- (vaxš-, “to grow, wax”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to grow, increase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [væxʃiːˈd̪æn]

Verb

وخشیدن • (vaxšidan) (present stem وخش (vaxš))

1. (obsolete) to grow, to wax

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian wxš- (waxš-, “to blaze”).

Verb

وخشیدن • (vaxšidan) (present stem وخش (vaxš))

1. (obsolete) to blaze

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “وخشیدن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “waxšīdan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press