خوی

See also: جوي‎, حوي‎, خوى‎, حوى‎, جوی‎, and خۆی‎

Persian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian [Term?] (/xwēy/, “sweat, perspiration”) from Proto-Iranian *hwáydah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáydas (“sweat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swóyd-o-s from the root *sweyd- (“sweat, to sweat”). Cognate with Baluchi ‎ (hed) and English sweat. Doublet of ‎.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷaj/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊj/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /xoj/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xuj/

Noun

خوی • (xway)

(archaic) sweat
Synonym: عرق‎ ('araq)

Etymology 2

Compare Old Armenian խոյր (xoyr), Persian ‎ (xôd).

Noun

خوی • (xôy)

(obsolete) helmet

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

خوی • (xôy)

Khoy (a city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran)
Khoy County (a county of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran)

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