xelq

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic خلق. Cognate with Turkish halk, Uyghur خەلق (xelq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɛlq/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlq

Noun

Central Kurdish خەڵک (xellk)

xelq m (Arabic spelling خەلق)

  1. people, nation, folk
  2. inhabitants, population, tribe
  3. others, other people who are not relatives, strangers

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “xelq”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 653
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