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

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.jä]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xɑː.jä]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xɔː.jä]

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))

  1. (archaic) egg
  2. (vulgar) testicle, balls
  3. (figurative, vulgar) courage, guts, balls

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: haya

See also

References

Southwestern Fars

Noun

خایه (xâya)

  1. (anatomy, Kuzarg) testicle
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