ژیر
Central Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
Compare Old Armenian ժիր (žir), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ژیر (jîr)
- intelligent, clever
- Synonym: زیرەک (zîrek)
Derived terms edit
Kashmiri edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Sanskrit चिर (cira, “long, lasting a long time”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ژیر • (ċēr) m (Devanagari च़ेर)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Sanskrit चिरा (cirā). Has been compared to Old Armenian ծիրան (ciran).