خیودان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (h(’)dwk'd’n' /⁠xayugdān⁠/, “spittoon”), equivalent to خَیو (xayu, “spit”) +‎ دان (dân, “container”) in Modern Persian.

Noun

خیودان • (xayudân)

  1. (archaic) spittoon
    Synonyms: تُفدان (tofdân), سِلفدان (selfdân), مِبزَق (mebzaq)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خیودان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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