birc

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic برج (burj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪɾd͡ʒ/

Noun

Central Kurdish بِرج (birc)

birc f (Arabic spelling برج)

  1. tower
  2. castle, fortress, bastion

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “birc”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 68
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