kereng

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Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *kreŋ³ (“bone”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɡ-r(w/j)a(ŋ/k) (“bone; skeleton”). Cognate with Garo greng.

Pronunciation

Noun

kereng (Bengali script কেরেং)

  1. bone

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian کنگر, Armenian կանկառ (kankaṙ), Ancient Greek κινάρα (kinára).

Pronunciation

Noun

kereng m or f

  1. artichoke thistle, cardoon, Cynara cardunculus

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “kereng”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 308
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