ئێسکان

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • ئێسقان (êsqan)

Etymology

From earlier ئێستکان (êstkan), from Proto-Iranian *HástHáhuānām, a compound from *HástH (“bone”), From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”). Cognate with Persian استخوان (ostoxân), Baluchi استہان (ustuhān)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔe̞ːskaːn/

Noun

ئێسکان (êskan)

  1. bone
    Synonym: ئێسک (êsk)
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