خشک

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah (dry), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (dry), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (to be dry).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xušk
Dari reading? xušk
Iranian reading? xošk
Tajik reading? xušk

Adjective

Dari خشک
Iranian Persian
Tajik хушк

خشک • (xošk) (comparative خشک‌تَر (xošk-tar), superlative خشک‌تَرین (xošk-tarin))

  1. dry
  2. arid

Derived terms

  • خشک شدن (xošk šodan)
  • خشک کردن (xošk kardan)
  • خشکسالی (xošksâli)
  • خشکی (xoški)

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ਕ (xuśak)
    Shahmukhi script: خشک (xušk)
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