hişk

Meaning

1. dry
2. hard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪʃk/

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah (“dry”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (“dry”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬱𐬐𐬀 (huška, “dry”), Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka, “dry”) Persian خشک (xošk, “dry”), Pashto وچ (wəč).

Sentences

Porê wê hişk e.

She has dry hair.

Awirên wê tûj û hişk bûn .

Her eyes were sharp and stern.

Pelên daran diweşiyan, û kulîlk hişk dibûn.

The leaves of the trees were falling, and the flowers were withering.

Ew qet fêm nake; serê wî weke kevirekî hişk e.

He never understands; his head is hard as a stone.

Lê serma hebû û vê serma jî bi xwe re seqemeke pir hişk dianî.

But there was a cold and this cold brought with it a very dry skin.

Lê serma hebû û vê sermayê jî bi xwe re seqemeke pir hişk dianî.

But there was a cold and this cold also brought with it a very dry skin.