hişk

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah (“dry”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (“dry”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬱𐬐𐬀 (huška, “dry”), Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka, “dry”) Persian خشک (xošk, “dry”), Pashto وچ (wəč).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪʃk/

Adjective

Central Kurdish	وشک (wişk)
Southern Kurdish	وِشک (wişk)
Laki	ھوِشک (hwişk)
Zazaki	wişk

hişk (comparative hişktir, superlative hişktirîn, Arabic spelling هشک)

1. dry
2. hard

Antonyms

• ter
• nerm

Derived terms

• hişkî, hişk kirin

See also

• mişk