کێشان

Central Kurdish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *káršati (“to draw, plough”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káršati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéls-e-ti, from *kʷels- (“to pull, drag”).[1] Cognate with Persian کشیدن, Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (karšaiti) and Sanskrit कर्षति (karṣati). Also compare Old Armenian քարշ (kʻarš), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ce̞ːʃaːn/

Verb

Northern Kurdish kêşan

کێشان (kêşan) (transitive, present stem کێش- (kêş-))

  1. to pull, to drag
  2. to draw (picture)
  3. to smoke
  4. to weigh

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 241-3
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