—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings
—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings
—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings
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KURDISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY<br />
kufuk m snot; kufkê poz snot; kufkê<br />
guh earwax; ~girtî snotty<br />
kuj m corner<br />
kuj- → kuştin<br />
kul f wound, pain, suffering; adj. infected,<br />
inflamed, suffering<br />
kulav m felt mat<br />
kulek f smoke hole<br />
kulfet f job, duty: xudê kulfet employed,<br />
holding down a job; maid, female servant;<br />
wife<br />
kulik m finger; ~ekî dan ser to put a<br />
finger on, point to<br />
kulî f flake of snow<br />
kulîlk f wild flower<br />
kullî cotton<br />
kulm f fist; ~ik f fist<br />
kulmoz m beehive<br />
kultur f culture<br />
kum m cap; keça ~sor Little Red<br />
Riding Hood<br />
kun f hole; kun kun kirin v.t. to poke<br />
holes in<br />
kundkî rûniştin v.i. to hunker down<br />
kunkunî pitted, pockmarked<br />
kur m boy, son<br />
kur kirin v.t. to cut (the hair)<br />
kurd m/f Kurd; ~andin v.t. to Kurdicize;<br />
~istan f Kurdistan; ~ayetî f<br />
Kurdishness; ~hiz Kurdophile; ~iyetî<br />
f Kurdishness; ~î Kurdish<br />
kurdmancî Kurmanji Kurdish<br />
kurm m worm; ~ik m little worm; ~î<br />
wormy, mangy, maggoty<br />
kursî f chair, seat: kursiya şerefê the<br />
seat of honor<br />
kurş f frozen snow; ~enegirtî not frozen<br />
solid<br />
kurt short, brief; ~ayî f shortness: bi<br />
kurtayî briefly; ~eçîrok f short story;<br />
~edem f moment<br />
kuruf f mound of snow<br />
kusan how<br />
kuskusandin v.t. to squint<br />
223<br />
kuştin kuj- v.t. to kill<br />
kut xistin li v.t. to take a puff on (a<br />
cigarette)<br />
kut peck, (dog’s) bark; ~ kirin v.t. to<br />
clack, clatter, rattle<br />
kutan v.t. to strike; çavên xwe jê ~ to<br />
blink the eyes<br />
kutatirîn least<br />
kuxîn v.i. to cough<br />
kuxuyan v.i. to cough<br />
kûç call to a dog<br />
kûçe f (obl kûçê) lane<br />
kûçik m dog<br />
kûd lame<br />
kûl f ???<br />
kûlîlk = kulîlk<br />
kûr 1 (dial. var.) = kor<br />
kûr 2 deep; ~ nêrîn to look closely; ~ahî<br />
f depth; ~anî f depth<br />
kûşke small, tiny<br />
kûvî (dial. var.) = kovî<br />
kwîr blind<br />
kwêsî, kwîsî (dial. var.) = kîso<br />
labîrent f labyrinth<br />
lablabik m marsh: kwêsiyê lablabik<br />
marsh turtle<br />
laîk secular<br />
lal mute, speechless<br />
lampe f lamp, light<br />
land f belly<br />
landik f cradle<br />
laş m body, corpse<br />
lat f boulder<br />
latînî Latin<br />
lava kirin v.t. to plead; ~yî f pleading<br />
lavan = lava<br />
law m/f youth, child; ~ik m infant<br />
lawur m wild animal<br />
layiq worthy<br />
lazim necessary<br />
lebitîn v.i. to move about<br />
leheng m champion, hero<br />
lehî f flood, torrent
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