پێنووس

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From پێ (pê, “with”) +‎ نووسین (nûsîn, “to write”). A purism intended to displace قه‌ڵه‌م (qellem)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pe̞ːnuːs/

Noun

پێنووس (pênûs) (puristic)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: قه‌ڵه‌م (qellem)
  2. pen

Descendants
  • → Northern Kurdish: pênûs

Further reading
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “pênûs”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume II, London: Transnational Press, page 119b
  • Hasanpoor, Jafar (1999) A Study of European, Persian and Arabic Loans in Standard Sorani (Reports on Asian and African Studies; 1), Uppsala: Uppsala University, page 161
  • Kurdojev, K. K., Jusupova, Z. A. (1983) “پێنووس”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ (sorani) [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary (Sorani)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 130a
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