peyker

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Persian پیکر (paykar), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫 (ptkl /⁠patkar, pahikar⁠/, “picture, image”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼 (patikara), from Proto-Iranian *patikárah. Compare Armenian պատկեր (patker).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛjˈkɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ

Noun

Central Kurdish	په‌یکه‌ر (peyker)

peyker m (Arabic spelling په‌یکه‌ر)

1. statue, piece of sculpture

   Synonym: heykel

2. form, image

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “peyker”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 445