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

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /xɔjiˈdan/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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