Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *dáynuš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to nurse, suckle). Cognate with Persian دایه (dâye, nurse, foster mother), Old Armenian դայեակ (dayeak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dayik f (Arabic spelling دایک)

  1. mother

See also

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