خاک

See also: خاگ, چاک, and چاك

Bakhtiari

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hʾk' /⁠xāk⁠/).

Noun

خاک (xâk)

  1. grave

Derived terms

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَاک (xāk, soil).

Noun

خاک (xāk)

  1. soil, earth, dirt
    Synonyms: تراب (türāb), توفراق (tofraq, toṗraq), گرد (gärd)
    خاک پایxāk-i pāythe dirt of the foot
  2. ash, ashes
    Synonym: کول (kül)
  3. dust

Derived terms

  • خاک ارا (xāk erä, world)
  • خاک ایتماک (xāk etmäk, to kill)
  • خاک بولماق (xāk bolmaq, to die)
  • خاک قیلماق (xāk qilmaq, to kill)
  • خاک پوس (xāk pūs)
  • خاکران (xākrān, earth)
  • خاکراه (xākrāh, modest)
  • خاکسار (xāksār, humble)
  • خاکستر (xākistär, ash)
  • خاکسود (xāksūd, dust)
  • خاکی (xākī, of or relating to soil)
  • خاک‌دان (xāk-dān, earth)

Descendants

  • Uyghur: ھاك (hak)
  • Uzbek: xok

Further reading

  • Bahawudun, Muhemmettursun, Gheyurani, Ghenizat, Qadir, Isma'il, Ehet, Ablimit (2002) “خاک”, in چاغاتاي تىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Chagatai Language]‎[1] (in Uyghur), Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 218

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hʾk' /⁠xāk⁠/), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xāk
Dari reading? xāk
Iranian reading? xâk
Tajik reading? xok

Noun

Dari خاک
Iranian Persian
Tajik хок

خاک • (xâk)

  1. earth
  2. soil
  3. dust
  4. dirt

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bengali: খাক (khâk)
  • Chagatai: خاک (xāk)
    • Uyghur: ھاك (hak)
    • Uzbek: xok
  • Gujarati: ખાક (khāk)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ख़ाक (xāk)
    Urdu: خاک (xāk)
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: خاك (ḫāk)
    • Ottoman Turkish: خاك (hak)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖ਼ਾਕ (xāk)
    Shahmukhi script: خاک (xāk)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاک (xāk).

Noun

خاک • (xākf (Hindi spelling ख़ाक)

  1. earth
  2. soil
  3. dirt
  4. dust
  5. ash

Declension

Declension of خاک
singular plural
direct خاک (xāk) خاکیں (xākẽ)
oblique خاک (xāk) خاکوں (xākõ)
vocative خاک (xāk) خاکو (xāko)