kevjal
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Compare Persian خرچنگ (xarčang), Middle Armenian քարժանկ (kʻaržank).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛvˈʒɑːl/
Noun
| Central Kurdish | قِرژاڵ (qirjall) |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | قِرژِنگ (qirjing) |
| Zazaki | kerkınc |
| Gurani | qirjangî |
kevjal f (Arabic spelling کهڤژال)
Dialectal variants
- kevjinik
- kevjnîk
- kêvjing
- kêfşing
- kevlaj
- kêvjar
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “kevjal”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 313
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