kizir

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kseros (“dry”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós), Latin serescō, Old High German serawēn, Old Armenian չոր (čʻor), Middle Armenian չիր (čʻir) and perhaps Sanskrit क्षार (kṣārá, “sharp, acrid, pungent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈzɪɾ/

Adjective

kizir

1. dry, arid