anîşk

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Haraθníš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haratníš (“elbow”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bow; to bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈniːʃk/

Noun

anîşk f (Arabic spelling ئانیشک‎)

  1. (anatomy) elbow

Declension

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “anîşk”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9
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