چۆک

Central Kurdish

Etymology

A Turkic borrowing. Compare Turkish çökmek (“to kneel”) and Azerbaijani çökmək (“to kneel”).

Noun
Northern Kurdish çok

چۆک (çok)

  1. (Mukri) knee

Synonyms
  • ئەژنۆ‎ (ejno)
  • زْرانی‎ (ziranî)
  • وْژْنگ‎ (wijing)

Derived terms
  • سەرچۆک‎ (serçok)
  • چۆکانی‎ (çokanî)
  • چۆکدادان‎ (çokdadan)
  • چۆکدان‎ (çokdan)
  • چۆکدانە سەر‎ (çokdane ser)
  • چۆکھەڵدان‎ (çokhelldan)
  • چۆکھەڵنان‎ (çokhellnan)
  • چۆکھەڵھێنان‎ (çokhellhênan)
  • ھاتْنە سەر چۆک‎ (hatine ser çok)

References
  • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “چۆک”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 321
  • Thackston, W. M. (2006), “chok”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 176
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