کین
See also: كین
Persian
Alternative forms
- کینه (kīna / kine)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kyn' /kēn/, “hate, malice, revenge”), from Old Persian *𐎣𐎡𐎴 (kaina-), from Proto-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaynáH, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ (“revenge, punishment; redemption price; price; honor”). Akin to Sanskrit चयते (cayate), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (kaēnā, “punishment, revenge”) and Old Armenian քէն (kʻēn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkiːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰiːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲiːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kīn |
| Dari reading? | kīn |
| Iranian reading? | kin |
| Tajik reading? | kin |
Noun
کین • (kīn / kin) (Tajik spelling кин)
Derived terms
- کینی (kīnī / kini)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: كین (kin)
- From the form کینه
- → Bengali: কিয়াইন (kiẏain)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كینه (kine)
- → Uzbek: gina
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “کین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kēn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 51