derew

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See also: dərew

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš ~ *dʰrúǰʰás (deceit, offence), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréwgʰ-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (to deceive, mislead). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬘 (druj, lie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɛˈɾɛw/
  • Hyphenation: de‧rew
  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

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derew f (plural derewan)

  1. lie

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “derew”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 134