penîr

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See also: penir

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

penîr m (Arabic spelling پەنیر)

  1. cheese

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “penîr”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 438