ئێسک

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• ئێستک (êstik)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *HástHakah, a compound from *HástH (“bone”), From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔe̞ːsk/

Noun

ئێسک (êsk)

1. bone

   Synonym: ئێسکان (êskan)

Derived terms

• ئێسکسووک (êsksûk)
• ئێسکن (êskin)
• ئێسکگران (êskgiran)

 

References

• Hejar (1990) “ئێسک”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 32
• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “êsk”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 47