وخشیدن

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian wxš- (waxš-, “to grow”), from Proto-Iranian *Hwaxš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwakš- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬱- (vaxš-, “to grow, wax”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to grow, increase”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [væxʃiːˈd̪æn]

Verb

وخشیدن • (vaxšidan) (present stem وخش (vaxš))

  1. (obsolete) to grow, to wax

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian wxš- (waxš-, “to blaze”).

Verb

وخشیدن • (vaxšidan) (present stem وخش (vaxš))

  1. (obsolete) to blaze

References

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