penîr

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See also: penir

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Middle Persian pnyl. Compare Persian پنیر, Turkish peynir.

Pronunciation

Noun

Central Kurdish پەنیر (penîr)
Southern Kurdish پەنێر (penêr)
Zazaki penîr

penîr m (Arabic spelling پەنیر)

  1. cheese

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “penîr”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 438