زستان
Central Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *jimáh + Proto-Iranian *stā́nam (whence the suffix, ـستان (stan, “-stan”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós (“cold, frost”).
Cognate with Persian زمستان (zemestân), Ossetian зымӕг (zymæg), Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬃 (ziiā̊), Latin hiems, Sanskrit हिम (himá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zəstaːn/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | zivistan |
|---|---|
| Southern Kurdish | زمسان (zimsan) |
زستان (zistan)
Derived terms
- زستانی (zistanî)
- زستانە (zistane)
- زستانەوار (zistanewar)
See also
| Seasons in Central Kurdish · وەرزەکان (werzekan) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| بەھار (behar, “spring”) | ھاوین (hawîn, “summer”) | پاییز (payîz, “autumn”) | زستان (zistan, “winter”) |
References
- Hejar (1990) “زستان”, in Henbane borîne[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 378
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “zistan”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 167