خایه
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Term?] (/xāyak/), from Proto-Iranian *Hāwyám (compare Northern Kurdish hêk, Ossetian айк (ajk), Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬨 (aēm)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hāwyám, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”) (compare Armenian ձու (ju), English egg, Italian uovo, Russian яйцо́ (jajcó)).
Pronunciation
Noun
Dari | خایه |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хоя |
خایه • (xâye) (plural خایهها (xâye-hâ))
Synonyms
Derived terms
- خایهمال (xâye-mâl, “servile, obsequious, grovelling”)
- خایه کردن (xâye kardan, “to panic”)
- بیخایه (bixâye, “coward, pussy”)
See also
- تخم (toxm)
Descendants
- → Turkish: haya
References
Southwestern Fars
Noun
خایه (xâya)
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
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