بۆن
Central Kurdish
Alternative forms
- بۆ (bo) – Ardalani
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *bawd-na- with *-d- > -∅- in intervocalic position.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bo̞ːn/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | bîhn |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | بوو (bû) |
بۆن (bon)
- smell, odor, fragrance
References
- Asatrian, Garnik (1999), “Kurdish Etymologies I”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 3, issue 1, Leiden: Brill, DOI:, ISSN 1609-8498, pages 209-212
- îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “بۆن”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 97
- Thackston, W. M. (2006), “bon”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 173
- Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “bon”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 19
- Blau, K. K. (2000), “بۆن”, in Méthode de kurde: sorani [Kurdish method: Sorani], Editions L'Harmattan, page 202