ئاوس

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *āpuθra- (“pregnant”), from *puθráh (“son”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás (“boy; son”), from Proto-Indo-European *putlós. Cognate with Persian آبستن (âbestan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaːwəs/

Adjective

Northern Kurdish avis

ئاوس (awis)

  1. pregnant (of animals only; taboo for humans)
    Synonym: دووگیان (dûgiyan)

Derived terms

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