mêvan

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian مهمان (mehmân, “guest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːˈvɑːn/

Noun

Central Kurdish مێوان (mêwan)

mêvan m or f

  1. guest

Derived terms

  • mêvandar
  • mêvanhiz
  • mêvanî
  • mêvanperwer

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “mêvan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 383
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