خیش

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Hijazi Arabic

خيش

Etymology

From Arabic خَيْش (ḵayš), Persian خیش (xiš).

Pronunciation

Noun

خیش (ḵēšm (collective, singulative خيشة f (ḵēša))

  1. gunny sack
  2. canvas
    Synonym: كانفس (kānfas, kānvas, canvas (for drawing))

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (ʾyš /⁠ēš⁠/, plough) (Manichaean Middle Persian (hyš /⁠hēš⁠/)).

Noun

خیش (xiš)

  1. plough; ploughshare

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ēš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press