کین
See also: كین
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kyn' /kēn/, “hate, malice, revenge”), from Old Persian *𐎣𐎡𐎴 (kaina-), from Proto-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ (“revenge, punishment; redemption price; price; honor”). Akin to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (kaēnā, “punishment, revenge”) and Old Armenian քէն (kʻēn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kiːn/
- (Iran) IPA(key): /kiːn/, [kʲi(ː)n]
Noun
کین • (kin)
Derived terms
- کینه (kine)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “کین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kēn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 51