qerewil

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Turkish karavul (guard, outpost). Compare Tatar каравыл (qarawıl), Kazakh қарауыл (qarauyl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul).

Pronunciation

Noun

qerewil m (Arabic spelling قەرەول)

  1. guard, sentinel, sentry, watchman

Derived terms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “qerewil”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 482