enî

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *HániHkah (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬍𐬐𐬀 (ainīka, face)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HániHkas (compare Sanskrit अनीक (ánīka)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éni-h₃kʷ-o- (compare Welsh wyneb (face)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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enî f

  1. forehead