خسیس

See also: حشيش and حشیش

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَسِيس (ḵasīs).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xasīs
Dari reading? xasīs
Iranian reading? xasis
Tajik reading? xasis

Noun

Dari خسیس
Iranian Persian
Tajik хасис

خسیس • (xasis) (plural خسیس‌ها (xasis-hâ) or خسیسان (xasisân))

  1. miser
  2. scrooge

Adjective

خسیس • (xasis) (comparative خسیس‌تَر (xasis-tar), superlative خسیس‌تَرین (xasis-tarin))

  1. stingy
  2. mean
  3. miserly

Synonyms

  • گِدا (gedâ) (figurative)
  • گداگشنه (gedâ-gošne) (colloquial)
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