شوخی

See also: سوحي

Persian

Etymology

From شوخ (šōx / šux, “fun, saucy”) +‎ ـی (-ī / -i).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šōxī
Dari reading? šōxī
Iranian reading? šuxi
Tajik reading? šüxi

Noun

شوخی • (šōxī / šuxi) (plural شوخی‌ها (šōxī-hā / šuxi-hâ), Tajik spelling шӯхӣ)

  1. joke; humour
    Synonyms: لطیفه (latīfa / latife), مطایبه (mutāyiba / motâyebe), جوک (jōk / jowk)
    شوخی به کنار ― šuxi be kenâr ― all joking aside (literally, “jokes to the side”)
  2. fun; mirth
  3. cheekiness, impudence

Derived terms

  • شوخی آمیز (šuxi âmiz)
  • شوخی انداختن (šuxi andâxtan)
  • شوخی شوخی (šuxi šuxi)
  • شوخی کردن (šuxi kardan)

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: शोख़ी (śoxī)
    Urdu: شوخی (śoxī)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਸ਼ੋਖ਼ੀ (śoxī)
    Shahmukhi script: شوخی (śoxī)
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