xelq

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɛlq/

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, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press
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