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"Khaak" is Persian for soil, "Khaki" can mean either dust-covered or color of soil, so typically a light shade of brown in more arid regions.
by babak_ap 7y ago
"Khaak" is Persian for soil, "Khaki" can mean either dust-covered or color of soil, so typically a light shade of brown in more arid regions.
- msoad 7y agoThe article says it has Hindoustani roots It’s true that in Farsi it means earth colored as well
- babak_ap 7y agoThe article isn't wrong, it's just incomplete. "Khaki is a loanword from Hindustani (Urdu or Hindi) ख़ाकी/خاکی 'soil-colored', which in turn comes from Persian خاک [xɒːk] khâk 'soil' + ی- (adjectival ending); it came into English via the British Indian Army." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki
- kranner 7y agoHindi/Urdu native speaker here: "khaak" means dust, not soil exactly. I believe it is the same in Farsi as well. "Khaaki" would mean 'dust-coloured'.