گەمێ
Central Kurdish
Alternative forms
- گەمیە (gemye)
Etymology
A Turkic borrowing, compare Turkish gemi, Azerbaijani gəmi. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kēmi, *gẹ̄mi (“boat”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡame̞ː/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | gemî |
|---|
گەمێ (gemê)
- ship
- Synonyms: پاپۆڕ (paporr), کەشتی (keştî)
Derived terms
- گەمێوان (gemêwan)
References
- Kurdojev, K. K.; Jusupova, Z. A. (1983), “گەمێ”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ (sorani) [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary (Sorani)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 572