melexan

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Cognate with Armenian մեղեխ (meġex).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛlɛˈxɑːn/

Noun
Central Kurdish مەڵەغان (melleẍan)

melexan f

  1. scythe, pruning hook

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “melexan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 370
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