خوشایند

Persian

Etymology

From (xoš, “pleasant”) +‎ (âyande, “coming”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xʷa.ʃaː.ˈjand/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃɑː.jǽn̪d̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃɑː.jǽn̪d̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ʃɔː.jǽn̪d̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.ʃɒː.jǽn̪d̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.ʃɔ.jǽn̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xwašāyand
Dari reading^?	xušāyand
Iranian reading^?	xošâyand
Tajik reading^?	xušoyand

Adjective

خوشایند • (xwašāyand / xošâyand) (Tajik spelling хушоянд)

nice, pleasant, pleasing
Synonyms: پسندیده (pasandide), دلپذیر (delpazir), دلنشین (delnešin)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خوشایند”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim