خو

See also: جو and چو

Mazanderani

Noun

خو ()

  1. sleep

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian hwk' (xōg). Cognates with Old English hyġe.

Noun

خو (xu)

  1. temper, disposition

Etymology 2

From Old Persian [script needed] (huva), from Proto-Iranian *hwabya-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swe (reflexive pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *swé.[1] (compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬜𐬀𐬙𐬀 (xᵛaδata))

Pronunciation

Pronoun

خو (xo)

  1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, reflexive) oneself
  2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan, emphatic) one's own
    مو عامو امرو پسین عکسشه دیدُم خوش و نومزادش سی خوشون تو چمنا بیدن.
    Mo âmu emru/omru pasin akseše didom xoš o numzâdeš si xošun tu čamanâ biden. (dialectal, Bushehr)
    (Uncle!) This afternoon, I saw their photo; Himself and his fiancé were (sitting) on the lawn (for themselves).
Synonyms
  • (reflexive, oneself): خویش (xiš)

Noun

خو (xo)

  1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) self
Usage notes
  • When used as a noun, خو (xo) is often followed by a personal pronoun suffix, e.g. خوم (xom, my self), خوت (xot, your self), etc.

References

  1. Pokorny 992

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

خو (xow)

  1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) dream
  2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) sleep

Adjective

خو (xow)

  1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) asleep

Southwestern Fars

Noun

خو (xow)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) dream
  2. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) sleep
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