ئێستر

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • ھێستر (hêstir)

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From Proto-Iranian *Hacwataráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćwatarás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱwo-teros.

Compare Persian استر (astar) and Sanskrit अश्वतर (aśvatará, mule, literally better horse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔe̞ːstəɾ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish êstir

ئێستر (êstir)

  1. mule

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