میخ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (myh /mēx/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 (MYUX /mayūxa/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayū́kʰas (“peg, nail”). Cognate with Sanskrit मयूख (mayūkha, “peg”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dari Persian میخ‎
Iranian Persian میخ‎
Tajiki Persian мех (mex)

میخ • (mix, mêx) (plural میخ‌ها‎ (mix-hâ, mêx-hâ))

  1. nail

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: mıx
  • → Armenian: մեխ (mex)
  • → Crimean Tatar: mıh
  • → Hindi: मेख़ (mex)
  • → Turkish: mıh
  • → Uyghur: مىخ‎ (mix)
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