hişk

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah (“dry”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (“dry”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬱𐬐𐬀‎ (huška, “dry”), Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka, “dry”) Persian خشک‎ (xošk, “dry”), Pashto وچ‎ (wəč).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɪʃk/

Adjective
Central Kurdish وشک‎ (wişk)
Southern Kurdish وِشک‎ (wişk)
Laki ھوِشک‎ (hwişk)
Zazaki wişk

hişk (comparative hişktir, superlative hişktirîn, Arabic spelling هشک‎)

  1. dry
  2. hard

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • hişkî, hişk kirin

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.