başûr

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from ba (wind) +‎ şûr (sour), signifying the direction from which the wind that blows from where the salty waters are. Perhaps an ancient mythological concept to seperate "good wind" (southern wind) from "bad wind" (northern wind). Compare bakur and also Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, south; lit. "warm wind").

Pronunciation

Noun

Central Kurdish باشوور (başûr)

başûr m

  1. south
  2. the south wind
  3. Southern Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan

See also

bakur
rojava rojhilat
başûr


Zazaki

Etymology

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Noun

başûr

  1. south