نێچیر
Central Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *naxusčr̥ya-, from *naxu- (“first, top”) + *sčr̥ya- (“hunting”). Compare Persian نخچیر (naxčīr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne̞ːt͡ʃiːɾ/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | nêçîr |
|---|
نێچیر (nêçîr)
Derived terms
- نێچیروان (nêçîrwan)
- نێچیرگا (nêçîrga)
- نێچیرگر (nêçîrgir)
References
- Hejar (1990), “نێچیر”, in Henbane borîne[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 892
- Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “nêchîr”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 98