تخش

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? taxš
Dari reading? taxš
Iranian reading? taxš
Tajik reading? taxš

Etymology 1

From تخشیدن (taxšīdan / taxšidan, to sit on the first place) (see Etymology 2), or from Old Persian *taxšah (arrow),[1] from Proto-Iranian *taxša (bow), from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (to run).

Noun

تخش • (taxš) (Tajik spelling тахш) (Classical Persian)

  1. (a kind of) arrow
  2. arrow laced with fire; firework
  3. (a kind of) crossbow

Etymology 2

From تخشیدن (taxšīdan / taxšidan, to sit on the first place).

Noun

تخش • (taxš) (Tajik spelling тахш)

  1. (Classical Persian) seat of honor (of a place)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

تخش • (taxs)

  1. (Early New Persian) alternative form of تخس (taxs)

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