خلاسی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِلَاسِيّ (ḵilāsiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.lɑː.ˈsiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.lɑː.síː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.lɑː.síː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.lɑː.síː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.lɔː.sí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.lɒː.síː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.lɔ.sí]

Readings
Classical reading?	xalāsī
Dari reading?	xalāsī
Iranian reading?	xalâsi
Tajik reading?	xalosī

Noun

خلاسی • (xalâsi)

1. (obsolete) mulatto

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خلاسی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press