hewq
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Compare Classical Syriac ܚܘܩܐ (ḥawqā, “stair”), itself possibly from Akkadian 𒄷𒄣 (/ḫūqu/, “crossbeam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛwq/
Noun
hewq ? (Arabic spelling هەوق)
- rung (of a ladder)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “hewq”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press