ئەنگوست

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • هەنگوست (hengust), ئەنگوس (engus)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hangúštah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hangúštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“joint”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaŋɡʊst/

Noun

Northern Kurdish engust

ئەنگوست (engust)

  1. finger
    Synonyms: پەنجە (pence), قامک (qamk)

Derived terms

  • ئەنگوستیلە (engustîle)
  • ئەنگوستەچاو (engusteçaw)

References

  • Hejar (1990) “ئەنگوست”, in Henbane borîne‎[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 28
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