mêvan

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Persian مهمان (mehmân, “guest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːˈvɑːn/

Noun

Central Kurdish	مێوان (mêwan)

mêvan m or f

1. guest

Derived terms

• mêvandar
• mêvanhiz
• mêvanî
• mêvanperwer

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “mêvan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 383