خاییدن

Persian

Etymology

Per Derksen, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰād-, from Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)end- or *k(ʷ)enHd(ʰ)-.

Compare Sanskrit खाद् (khād) and खादति (khādati, to chew, to bite), Ancient Greek κνώδων (knṓdōn, sword, spear spikes) and Khotanese khays- (to drink).

Pronunciation

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

Readings
Classical reading? xāyīḏan
Dari reading? xāyīdan
Iranian reading? xâyidan
Tajik reading? xoyidan

Verb

خاییدن • (xâyidan) (present stem خای (xây))

  1. to gnaw; to chew
  2. to masticate
  3. to grind

Conjugation

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