tûj
Northern Kurdish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *táyǰyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táyǰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)téygyōs, derived from the root *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to sting”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tûj (comparative tûjtir, superlative herî tûj or tûjtirîn, Arabic spelling تووژ)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “tûj”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 360