xew
Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *hwápnas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápnas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”), from *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with English sweven (“dream, vision”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛw/
Noun
xew f
- (uncountable) sleep (state of reduced consciousness)
Derived terms
- xew kirin
Related terms
- xewn