Kurdish

Kurd·ish

[kur-dish, koor-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the Kurds or their language.
2.
of or pertaining to Kurdistan, its people, or their language.
noun
3.
the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.

Origin:
1805–15; Kurd + -ish1

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Kurdish (ˈkɜːdɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
 
adj
2.  of or relating to the Kurds or their language

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