بێوە

Central Kurdish

Etymology

    From Proto-Iranian *HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂, a derivative of the root *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”).

    Cognate with Baluchi گیوَگ (gēwag) and Persian بیوە (bēwa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /be̞ːwa/

    Noun

    Northern Kurdish bî
    Southern Kurdish بێوە (bêwe)

    بێوە (bêwe)

    1. widow

    Derived terms

    • بێوەمێرد (bêwemêrd)
    • بێوەپیاو (bêwepiyaw)
    • بێوەژن (bêwejin)

    References

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