ئاسک

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HaHcúkah, from *HaHcúš (“fast, quick”) +‎ *-kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HaHćúš. Compare Baluchi آسک (ásk) and Persian آهو (âhu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːsk/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	ask

ئاسک (ask)

1. gazelle

   Synonyms: مامز (mamiz), کەژاڵ (kejall)

2. deer

References

• îbrahîmpûr, muḧemedteqî (2008) “ئاسک”, in ferhengî kurdî-înglîzî, Tehran: suha, page 10
• Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “ئاسک”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 26
• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “ask”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 3