ziman

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hiźu̯ā- (compare Persian زوان (zavân), Pashto ژبه (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬍𐬰𐬏𐬁 (hizvā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язык (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Noun

ziman m

1. language
2. (anatomy) tongue

Derived terms

• zimandirêj, zimanmalbat