وشک
Central Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah (“dry”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬱𐬐𐬀 (huška, “dry”), Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka, “dry”) Persian خشک (xošk, “dry”), Pashto وچ (wəč).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wəʃk/
Adjective
| Northern Kurdish | hişk |
|---|
وشک (wişk)
Derived terms
وشکی (wişkî)
References
- Hejar (1990) “وشک”, in Henbane borîne[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 912
- Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “wushk”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 154