غیچ

Khowar

غیچ

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši

Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi)

Khowar غیچ

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs, from *h₃ekʷ- + *-s. Compare Kalasha eč.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɛt͡ɕ/

Noun

غیچ (ġeč)

1. eye

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “غیچ”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio‎^[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.