ئەسرۆ

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cr̥Hwáh (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”) +‎ *-wós. Compare Persian سرو (soru).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔasɾo̞ː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish strû, stro

ئەسرۆ (esro)

  1. horn

References

  • Hejar (1990) “ئەسرۆ”, in Henbane borîne‎[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 23
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