zıwan

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hižwáH (compare Kurdish ziman, Pashto ژبه‎ (žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁‎ (hizuuā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), Hindi जीभ (jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к (jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæˈbəːn/

Noun

zıwan c

1. tongue
2. language