نێچیر

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *naxusčr̥ya-, from *naxu- (“first, top”) +‎ *sčr̥ya- (“hunting”). Compare Persian نخچیر (naxčīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne̞ːt͡ʃiːɾ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	nêçîr

نێچیر (nêçîr)

1. prey, game, quarry

Derived terms

• نێچیروان (nêçîrwan)
• نێچیرگا (nêçîrga)
• نێچیرگر (nêçîrgir)

References

• Hejar (1990), “نێچیر”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 892
• Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “nêchîr”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 98