dayik

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dáynuš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to nurse, suckle”). Cognate with Persian دایه (dâye, “nurse, foster mother”), Old Armenian դայեակ (dayeak).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɑːˈjɪk/

Noun

dayik f (Arabic spelling دایک)

  1. mother

See also
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