ڕێوی

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

رێوی (rêwî)

Etymology

Compare Northern Kurdish rovî, Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬌 (raopi). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hláwpiš.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /re̞ːwiː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	rovî

ڕێوی (rêwî)

fox

References

îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ڕێوی”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî [Kurdish–English Dictionary], Tehran: suha, page 537
Thackston, W. M. (2006) “rewî”, in Sorani Kurdish: A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings, Lecture Notes, Iranian Studies, Harvard University, page 220

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