ئەسرۆ

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cr̥Hwáh (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”) +‎ *-wós. Compare Persian سرو (soru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔasɾo̞ː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	strû, stro

ئەسرۆ (esro)

1. horn

References

• Hejar (1990) “ئەسرۆ”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 23