خشکسالی

Persian

Alternative forms

خشک‌سالی, خشک سالی (alternative spacing)

Etymology

From (xošk, “dry”) +‎ (sâl, “year”) +‎ (-i).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xuʃk.saː.ˈliː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊʃk.sɑː.líː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊʃk.sɑː.líː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xuʃk.sɔː.lí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoʃkʲ.sɒː.líː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuʃk.sɔ.lí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xušksālī
Dari reading^?	xušksālī
Iranian reading^?	xošksâli
Tajik reading^?	xušksoli

Noun

خشکسالی • (xošksâli)

drought

Descendants

→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਖੁਸ਼ਕ ਸਾਲੀ (khuśak sālī)

Shahmukhi script: خشک سالی (xuśk sālī)