خایه

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian xāyak, from Old Persian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *Hāwyám (compare Kurdish hêk, Ossetian айк (ajk), Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬨‎ (aēm, aiam)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *āwja-(ka), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”) (compare Armenian ձու (ju), English egg, Italian uovo, Russian яйцо́ (jajcó)).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [xɒːˈje]

Noun

خایه • (xâye) (plural خایه‌ها‎ (xâye-hâ))

(vulgar) testicle
(archaic) egg

Synonyms

(testicle): بیضه‎ (beyze)

See also

تخم‎ (toxm)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph. A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary, including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in Persian literature. London: Routledge & K. Paul, 1892.

Southwestern Fars

Noun

خایه (xâya)

(anatomy, Kuzarg) testicle

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