خشکسالی

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-
    Proto-Indo-European *-kos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas
    Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah
    Persian خشک (xošk)
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-?
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts
    Proto-Iranian *carHdáh
    Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭 (θ-r-d)
    Middle Persian ŠNT
    Persian سال (sâl)
    Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/)
    Persian ـی (-i)
    Persian خشکسالی

    From خشک (xošk, “dry”) + سال (sâl, “year”) + ـی (-i).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? xušksālī
    Dari reading? xušksālī
    Iranian reading? xošksâli
    Tajik reading? xušksoli

    Noun

    خشکسالی • (xošksâli)

    1. drought

    Descendants

    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਖੁਸ਼ਕ ਸਾਲੀ (khuśak sālī)
      Shahmukhi script: خشک سالی (xuśk sālī)
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