خنیا

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwnydʾk' /⁠huniyāg⁠/, “joyful”), from Proto-Iranian *xwan-iyā-ka-, from the same root as خواندن (xândan, “to sing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xunyā
Dari reading? xunyā
Iranian reading? xonyâ
Tajik reading? xunyo

Noun

خنیا • (xonyâ)

  1. music
  2. song

Derived terms

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