یخ

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *aixa- (compare Ossetian их (ix)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare Lithuanian ýnis (“glazed frost”), Russian иней (ínej, “hoarfrost”), Ossetian ех (ex, “ice”), German Eis, English ice.

Pronunciation

(Iran) IPA^(key): /jæx/

Noun

Dari Persian	یخ‎
Iranian Persian	یخ‎
Tajiki Persian	ях (yax)

یخ • (yax)

ice

Derived terms

یخ بستن‎ (yax bastan)
یخ‌زده‎ (yax-zade)

Related terms

یخی‎ (yaxi)
یخچال‎ (yaxčâl)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian (yax).

Noun

یخ • (yax) m (Hindi spelling यख़)

ice

Synonyms

برف‎ (barf)

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