قسڵ

Central Kurdish

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܟܠܫܐ (kelšā)bor.
    Arabic كِلْس (kils)bor.
    Central Kurdish قسڵ (qisll)

    Borrowed from Arabic كِلْس (kils), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܠܫܐ (kelšā), borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /qəsɫ/

    Noun

    Northern Kurdish kisl

    قسڵ (qisḷ, qisiḷ)

    1. (mineralogy) lime
      Synonym: ئاھەک (ahek)

    Derived terms

    • قسڵاو (qisllaw)

    References

    • îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008), “قسڵ”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 777
    • Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “qisiḻ”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 116
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