خایه
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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian (/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
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xāya |
| Dari reading? | xāya |
| Iranian reading? | xâye |
| Tajik reading? | xoya |
Noun
| Dari | خایه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хоя |
خایه • (xâye) (plural خایهها (xâye-hâ))
- (vulgar) testicle, balls
- (figurative, vulgar) courage, guts, balls
- (archaic) egg
- Synonym: تُخم (toxm)
Derived terms
- خایهمال (xâye-mâl, “servile, obsequious, grovelling”)
- خایه کردن (xâye kardan, “to panic”)
- بیخایه (bi-xâye, “coward, pussy”)
- خاگینه (xâgine, “omelette”)
Descendants
- → Turkish: haya
See also
- تخم (toxm)
References
Southwestern Fars
Noun
خایه (xâya)