An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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dry
  خشک  
xošk (#)
Fr.: sec, aride  
  1. Lacking moisture; not damp or wet.
  2. Having little or no rainfall.

Etymology (EN): M.E. drie; O.E. dryge; cf. M.L.G. dröge, M.Du. druge, Du. droog, O.H.G. trucchon, Ger. trocken.

Etymology (PE): Xošk “dry;” Mid.Pers. xušk “dry;” O.Pers. uška- “mainland;” Av. huška- “dry;” cf. Skt. śuska- “dry, dried out;” Gk. auos “dry, dried up;” O.E. sēar “dried up, withered;” Lith. sausas “dry, barren.”