خشین

See also: حسین and حسين

Persian

Alternative forms

• خشن (xašen)
• اخشین (axšin) (archaic)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *axšáyHnah (“blue; green”). Compare Ossetian ӕхсин (æxsin).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.ʃiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃiːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃiːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃiːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.ʃin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.ʃiːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.ʃin]

Readings
Classical reading?	xašīn
Dari reading?	xašīn
Iranian reading?	xašin
Tajik reading?	xašin

Adjective

خشین • (xašin)

1. ashen, gray
2. gray-blue, dark blue