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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
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باشوور (başûr)
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başûr m
- south
- the south wind
- Southern Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan
See also
Zazaki
Etymology
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Noun
başûr
- south