بێوە

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂, a derivative of the root *h₁weydʰh₁- (to separate).

Cognate with Baluchi گیوَگ (gēwag) and Persian بیوە (bēwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be̞ːwa/

Noun

Northern Kurdish
Southern Kurdish بێوە (bêwe)

بێوە (bêwe)

  1. widow

Derived terms

  • بێوەمێرد (bêwemêrd)
  • بێوەپیاو (bêwepiyaw)
  • بێوەژن (bêwejin)

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