یخ
Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *aixa-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.
Compare Ossetian их (ix), Pashto يخ (yax), Lithuanian ýnis (“glazed frost”), Russian и́ней (ínej, “hoarfrost”), Ossetian ех (ex, “ice”), German Eis, English ice.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /jax/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /jax/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /jæx/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /jax/
Noun
Dari | یخ |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ях (yax) |
یخ • (yax)
- ice
Derived terms
- یخی (yaxi)
- یخچال (yaxčâl)
- یخ بستن (yax bastan)
- یخ زدن (yax zadan)
- یخزده (yax-zade)
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: यख़ (yax)
- Urdu: یخ (yax)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian یخ (yax).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /jəx/
Noun
یَخ • (yax) m (Hindi spelling यख़)
- ice
- Synonym: برف (barf)
References
- “یخ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “یخ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.