peyker

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (paikar), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫‎ (ptkl /patkar, pahikar/, “picture, image”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼 (patikara), from Proto-Iranian *patikárah. Compare Armenian պատկեր (patker).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛjˈkɛɾ/

Noun

Central Kurdish	په‌یکه‌ر‎ (peyker)

peyker m (Arabic spelling په‌یکه‌ر‎)

statue, piece of sculpture
Synonym: heykel
form, image

References

Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “peyker”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press