باژێڕ

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• باژاڕ (bajarr)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wahá-čāra- (“market”) the first and latter elements thereof ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to sell”) and *kʷel- (“to turn, revolve”) respectively.

Cognate with Persian بازار (bâzâr), Gilaki واجار (vājār, “open market, bazaar”), Mazanderani واجار (vājār, “known, reveal”) and Semnani واژار (vāžār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːʒe̞ːr/

Noun

باژێڕ (bajêrr)

1. market, bazaar

   Synonym: بازاڕ (bazarr)

2. city

   Synonym: شار (şar)