گشنه

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwšnk' /⁠gušnag⁠/, hungry), from Proto-Iranian *warš- (to be hungry), an Iranian-specific coinage modeled after Proto-Iranian *tarš- (to be thirsty), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry, thirsty).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? gušna
Dari reading? gušna
Iranian reading? gošne
Tajik reading? gušna

Adjective

گشنه • (gušna / gošne) (Tajik spelling гушна)

  1. colloquial form of گرسنه (gurusna / gorosne)

Usage notes

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 423