کین

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْن (kayn).

Noun

کین • (keyn, keyin) (plural كیون)

(anatomy) clitoris, or anything found inside the vulva

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “کین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1615

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kyn' /⁠kēn⁠/, “hate, malice, revenge”), from Old Persian *𐎣𐎡𐎴 (kaina-), from Proto-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ (“revenge, punishment; redemption price; price; honor”). Akin to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (kaēnā, “punishment, revenge”) and Old Armenian քէն (kʻēn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kiːn/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kiːn/, [kʲi(ː)n]

Noun

کین • (kin)

hatred, enmity, rancour, malice; revenge

Derived terms

کینه (kine)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “کین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kēn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 51

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