dêw

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian دیو‎ (dêv, “demon, Daeva”), Turkish dev.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deːw/

Noun
Central Kurdish دێو‎ (dêw)

dêw m (Arabic spelling دێو‎)

  1. demon, ogre

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