kinif

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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A Wanderwort of uncertain ultimate origin.[2] See Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) for more.

Noun

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kinif m[3]

  1. cannabis (plant)
  2. hemp fibre
  3. rope

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References

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  1. ^ Siabandov, S., Čʻačʻan, A. (1957) “կանեփ”, in Hay-kʻrderen baṙaran [Armenian–Kurdish Dictionary], Yerevan: State Press of Armenia (HayPetHrat), page 171b
  2. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 552–553
  3. ^ Kurdojev, K. K. (1960) “kinif”, in Курдско-русский словарь [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Государственное издательство иностранных и национальных словарей, page 440b