Kurdish


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Kurd·ish

 (kûr′dĭsh, ko͝or′-)
adj.
Of or relating to the Kurds or their language or culture.
n.
Any of a group of Iranian languages spoken by the Kurds.
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Kurdish

(ˈkɜːdɪʃ)
n
(Languages) the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
adj
1. (Peoples) of or relating to the Kurds or their language
2. (Languages) of or relating to the Kurds or their language
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Kurd•ish

(ˈkɜr dɪʃ, ˈkʊər-)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurds, or their language.
n.
2. the Iranian language of the Kurds.
[1805–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Kurdish - an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and RussiaKurdish - an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
Adj.1.Kurdish - of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture; "Kurdish Moslems"
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Translations
kurd
kurdu
kurdisk
kurdyjski
curdo
kurdčina
kurdiska

Kurdish

[ˈkɜːdɪʃ]
A. ADJ → kurdo
B. N (Ling) → kurdo m
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Kurdish

[ˈkɜːrdɪʃ]
adj → kurde
n (= language) → kurde m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Kurdish

adj → kurdisch
n → Kurdisch nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Kurdish

[ˈkɜːdɪʃ]
1. adj → curdo/a
2. n (language) → curdo
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