derew

See also: dərew

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (deceit, offence), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (to deceive, mislead). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, lie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈɾɛw/
  • Hyphenation: de‧rew
  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

derew f (plural دەرەو)

  1. lie

Declension

Derived terms

  • derewîn
  • derewker

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “derew”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 134
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