خیش

Hijazi Arabic
خيش

Etymology

From Persian خیش‎ (xiš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxeːʃ/

Noun

خيش • (ḵēš) m (collective, singular خيشة‎ (ḵēša))

  1. gunny sack
  2. canvas

See also
  • كانڤس‎ (kānvas, “canvas for drawing”)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾyš /ēš/, “plough”) (Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (hyš /hēš/)).

Noun

خیش • (xiš)

  1. plough; ploughshare

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “ēš”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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