English Explanatory Dictionary

Kurd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.

Pronunciation

/kɜːd/ /kɜɹd/ en-us-kurd.ogg /kʌɹd/ /køːd/ /keːd/ /kɛːd/

Word forms

Kurd Kurds

Etymology

Attested in English since roughly 1600, from Kurdish کورد (kurd) and Classical Persian کُرْد (kurd), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gurd /⁠kurd⁠/), ultimately of unknown origin. More at Kurds.

Related words

Kurdistan

Derived words

Kurdish
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