خشکی
Persian
Etymology
From خشک (xošk, “dry”) + ـی (-i).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xuʃ.ˈkiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊʃ.kʰíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xoʃ.kʰʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χuʃ.kʰí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xuškī |
| Dari reading? | xuškī |
| Iranian reading? | xoški |
| Tajik reading? | xuški |
Noun
خشکی • (xoški) (plural خشکیها)
- dryness, aridity
- dry land (opposed to water)
- یکی از سریعترین حیوانات روی خشکیهای زمین است.
- yeki az sari'-tarin heyvânât-e ru-ye xoški-hâ-ye zamin ast.
- It is one of the fastest animals on land on Earth.
- drought
- lifelessness, lack of energy (e.g. of a work of art)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خشکی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim