kirin

See also: Kirin and kirîn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 麒(き)麟(りん) (kirin), from Middle Chinese. Doublet of qilin.

Noun

kirin (plural kirins)

Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.

Translations

qilin — see qilin

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

kirin

genitive singular of kiri

Etymology 2

Verb

kirin

first-person singular present/past indicative of kiriä

Etymology 3

Noun

kirin

genitive singular of kir

Anagrams

rikin, rinki

Japanese

Romanization

kirin

Rōmaji transcription of きりん

Mursi

Noun

kirin

giraffe^[1]

References

^ David Turton, Mozes Yigezu, Oilsarali Olibui, Mursi-English-Amharic Dictionary, 2009

Northern Kurdish

FWOTD – 1 November 2012

Alternative forms

كرن — Arabic spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *kar-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognates include Bactrian κιρ- (kir-), Persian (kardan).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɪˈɾɪn/
Audio (Turkey, Van): (file)
Hyphenation: ki‧rin
Rhymes: -ɪn

Verb

Central Kurdish	کردن (kirdin)
Southern Kurdish	کردن (kirdin)

kirin (third-person singular simple present dike, past tense kir)

(transitive) to do, to make (to perform an action)
- 1994, Dr. Usso B. Barnas, Dr. Johanna Salzer, Lehrbuch der kurdischen Sprache, page 99:
  Dengê bilûra wî wisa xweş bû, ku keç û xortên gund karubarên xwe dihîştin, tenê şivanê bilûrvan guhdar dikir .
  The sound of his flute was so nice, that the boys and girls of the village were leaving their affairs, only listening to the flautist.
- 2012, “Ji bo Kurdistanê banga referandumê hate kirin”, in 5 parlamenterên Partiya Keskan a Swêdê diyar kirin ku divê gelê kurd îradeya xwe bi xwe diyar bikin û xwestin ku li Bakûrê Kurdistanê di bin çavderiya Netewên Yekbûyî de referandum bê kirin.‎^[1], retrieved 31 October 2012:
(transitive) to take for husband or wife, to marry (someone)
- 2012, Min go tu xwe darva bikî jî ez te nakim, niha jî çi dikî bike, qet xema min nîn e.‎^[2], retrieved 19 January 2012:

Conjugation

conjugation of kirin

indicative active
infinitive						kirin
gerund						kirin
present	1s	ez dikim	1p	em dikin	past	1s	min kir	1p	me kir
	2s	tu dikî	2p	hûn dikin		2s	te kir	2p	we kir
	3s	ew dike	3p	ew dikin		3s	wê/wî kir	3p	wan kir

future	1s	ez dê/ê bikim	1p	em dê/ê bikin	future perfect	1s	ez dê/ê kiribim	1p	em dê/ê kiribin
	2s	tu dê/ê bikî	2p	hûn dê/ê bikin		2s	tu dê/ê kiribî	2p	hûn dê/ê kiribin
	3s	ew dê/ê bike	3p	ew dê/ê bikin		3s	ew dê/ê kiribe	3p	ew dê/ê kiribin

present perfect	1s	min kiriye	1p	me kiriye	pluperfect	1s	min kiribû	1p	me kiribû
	2s	te kiriye	2p	we kiriye		2s	te kiribû	2p	we kiribû
	3s	wî kiriye	3p	wan kiriye		3s	wî kiribû	3p	wan kiribû

imperative	2s	(tu) bike	2p	(hûn) bikin
indicative active (negative)
present	1s	ez nakim	1p	em nakin	past	1s	min nekir	1p	me nekir
	2s	tu nakî	2p	hûn nakin		2s	te nekir	2p	we nekir
	3s	ew nake	3p	ew nakin		3s	wê/wî nekir	3p	wan nekir

future	1s	ez dê/ê nekim	1p	em dê/ê nekin	future perfect	1s	ez dê/ê nekiribim	1p	em dê/ê nekiribin
	2s	tu dê/ê nekî	2p	hûn dê/ê nekin		2s	tu dê/ê nekiribî	2p	hûn dê/ê nekiribin
	3s	ew dê/ê neke	3p	ew dê/ê nekin		3s	ew dê/ê nekiribe	3p	ew dê/ê nekiribin

present perfect	1s	min nekiriye	1p	me nekiriye	pluperfect	1s	min nekiribû	1p	me nekiribû
	2s	te nekiriye	2p	we nekiriye		2s	te nekiribû	2p	we nekiribû
	3s	wî nekiriye	3p	wan nekiriye		3s	wî nekiribû	3p	wan nekiribû

imperative	2s	(tu) neke	2p	(hûn) nekin
subjunctive active
present	1s	ez bikim	1p	em bikin	pluperfect	1s	min kiribûye	1p	me kiribûye
	2s	tu bikî	2p	hûn bikin		2s	te kiribûye	2p	we kiribûye
	3s	ew bike	3p	ew bikin		3s	wî kiribûye	3p	wan kiribûye

present perfect	1s	min kiribe	1p	me kiribe
	2s	te kiribe	2p	we kiribe
	3s	wî kiribe	3p	wan kiribe
conditional active
conditional I	1s	min dê/ê bikira	1p	me dê/ê bikira	conditional II	1s	min dê/ê kiribûya	1p	me dê/ê kiribûya
	2s	te dê/ê bikira	2p	we dê/ê bikira		2s	te dê/ê kiribûya	2p	we dê/ê kiribûya
	3s	wî/wê dê/ê bikira	3p	wan dê/ê bikira		3s	wî/wê dê/ê kiribûya	3p	wan dê/ê kiribûya

Synonyms

(to do): bi cih anîn
(to marry): zewicîn

Derived terms

References

^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “kar”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237

[1] David Turton, Mozes Yigezu, Oilsarali Olibui, Mursi-English-Amharic Dictionary, 2009

[2] Cheung, Johnny (2007), “kar”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237

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