başûr

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from ba (“wind”) +‎ şûr (“sour”), signifying the direction from which the wind that blows from where the salty waters are. Perhaps an ancient mythological concept to separate "good wind" (southern wind) from "bad wind" (northern wind). Compare bakur and also Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, “south; lit. "warm wind"”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːˈʃuːɾ/

Noun

Central Kurdish	باشوور (başûr)

başûr m

1. south
2. the south wind
3. Southern Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan

See also

compass points:  ^[edit]

	bakur
rojava		rojhilat
	başûr

Zazaki

Etymology

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Noun

başûr

1. south