dêw
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Compare Persian دیو (dêv, “demon, Daeva”), Turkish dev.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːw/
Noun
| Central Kurdish | دێو (dêw) |
|---|
dêw m (Arabic spelling دێو)
- demon, ogre
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “dêw”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press