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

• dê