Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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An old compound, *ang + av. Related to Zazaki engemin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɪnˈɡɪv/
  • Hyphenation: hin‧giv

Noun

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Central Kurdish هەنگوین (henguyn)

hingiv m

  1. honey

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hingiv”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 260