میخ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (myh /mēx/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 (MYUX /mayūxa/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayū́kʰas (“peg, nail”). Cognate with Sanskrit मयूख (mayūkha, “peg”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dari Persian	میخ‎
Iranian Persian	میخ‎
Tajiki Persian	мех (mex)

میخ • (mix, mêx) (plural میخ‌ها‎ (mix-hâ, mêx-hâ))

nail

Related terms

میخک‎ (mixak)
میخی‎ (mixi)
میخ زدن‎ (mix zadan)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mıx
→ Armenian: մեխ (mex)
→ Crimean Tatar: mıh
→ Hindi: मेख़ (mex)
→ Turkish: mıh
→ Uyghur: مىخ‎ (mix)

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