خیشوم

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْشُوم (ḵayšūm).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xaj.ˈʃuːm/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xiː.ʃúːm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xiː.ʃúːm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ʃúm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xiː.ʃúːm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χi.ʃúm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xayšūm
Dari reading^?	xīšūm
Iranian reading^?	xišum
Tajik reading^?	xišum

Noun

خیشوم • (xayšūm / xišum) (Tajik spelling хишум)

(archaic) nose

Derived terms

خیشومی (xišumi, “(phonetics) nasal”)