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 seperate "good wind" (northern wind) from "bad wind" (southern wind). Compare başûr. Compare bakur and also Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, “south; lit. "warm wind"”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːˈʃuːɾ/

Noun

Central Kurdish	باشوور (başûr)

başûr m

1. south

See also

• (compass points) ^{(Category: kmr:Compass points)}

	bakur
rojava		rojhilat
	başûr

Zazaki

Etymology

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Noun

başûr

1. south