Tex̌ xǝṣ̌ak
Phonetic
[tex χəʂak]
English: Translation
breathe
Dialect
Wakhan District, Afghanistan
Notes
tex χǝʂak is the lexeme in use in AFG Wakhan. dam χǝʂak is a compound Persian + Wakhi and is NOT the common form used in AFG Wakhan (confirmed by educated native speaker in cntral Wakhan, village Qila-e Panja).tex dʉrzn is more specific, "to take a breath". dam xak is broader, and also means "to blow" and as a metaphor, "to dare". dam is a loan from Persian. | IE-CoR cognate set: 9815