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 | bî |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | بێوە (bêwe) |
بێوە (bêwe)
Derived terms
- بێوەمێرد (bêwemêrd)
- بێوەپیاو (bêwepiyaw)
- بێوەژن (bêwejin)
References
- Hejar (1990) “بێوە”, in Henbane borîne[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 94
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “bêwe”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 15