گیسک

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

گێسک (gêsk) — Ardalani, Jafi

Etymology

The original form is گێسک (gêsk), from earlier *wēsk, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *wacyakah.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟiːsk/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	gîsk
Southern Kurdish	گیسک (gîsk)

گیسک (gîsk)

kid (of 3 to 6 months), young of a goat

See also

کاریلە (karîle)

References

Asatrian, Garnik (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects‎ (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 406

Further reading

Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “gîsk”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 55

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.