kulîn

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See also: kulin

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Armenian անկողին (ankołin). But Asatrian is sceptical.

Noun

kulîn f

  1. wooden frame for bedding
  2. recess or alcove for storing beds
  3. kitchen

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “անկողին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 201b
  • Asatrian, Garnik (2001) “Die Ethnogenese der Kurden und frühe kurdisch-armenische Kontakte”, in Iran and the Caucasus (in German), volume 5, pages 61–62
  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) “کلين”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 342a
  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) “کولين”, in Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 351b
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    Rhea, Samuel A. (1872–1880) “Brief Grammar and Vocabulary of the Kurdish Language of the Hakari District”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 10, page 145b
  • Rizgar, Baran (1993) “kulîn”, in Kurdish–English, English–Kurdish Dictionary, London: M. F. Onen, page 114b