خیو

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (h(’)dwk' /⁠xayug⁠/, “spit, saliva”).

Noun

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خیو • (xayu)

  1. (archaic) spit
    Synonyms: تُف (tof), آب دهان (âb-e-dahân)
  2. (archaic) saliva
    Synonym: بُزاق (bozâq)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خیو”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. PAHLAVICA - "h(’)dwk'"
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