mêvan

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian مهمان (mehmân, “guest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meːˈvɑːn/

Noun
Central Kurdish مێوان (mêwan)

mêvan m or f

  1. guest

Derived terms
  • mêvandar
  • mêvanhiz
  • mêvanî
  • mêvanperwer

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “mêvan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 383
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.