خسیس

See also: حشيش and حشیش

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَسِيس (ḵasīs).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xä.siːs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xä.siːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xä.siːs]

Readings
Classical reading? xasīs
Dari reading? xasīs
Iranian reading? xasis
Tajik reading? xasis

Noun

Dari خسیس
Iranian Persian
Tajik хасис

خسیس • (xasis) (plural خسیس‌ها (xasis-hâ) or خسیسان (xasisân))

  1. miser
  2. scrooge

Adjective

خسیس • (xasis) (comparative خسیس‌تَر (xasis-tar), superlative خسیس‌تَرین (xasis-tarin))

  1. stingy
  2. mean
  3. miserly

Synonyms

  • گِدا (gedâ) (figurative)
  • گداگشنه (gedâ-gošne) (colloquial)
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