ریشخند

Persian

Etymology

ریش (riš, “beard”) +‎ خند (xand, “laughter”), originally “laughing at one’s beard”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾeːʃ.ˈxanð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [reːʃ.xǽn̪d̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [reːʃ.xǽn̪d̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [reːʃ.xǽn̪d̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [reːʃ.xǽn̪d̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹiːʃ.xǽn̪d̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾeʃ.χǽn̪d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	rēšxand
Dari reading?	rēšxand
Iranian reading?	rišxand
Tajik reading?	rešxand

Noun

ریشخند • (rišxand)

1. ridicule; mockery

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: rişxənd