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Kurdish

[ kur-dish, koor- ]
/ ˈkɜr dɪʃ, ˈkʊər- /
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adjective
of or relating to the Kurds or their language.
of or relating to Kurdistan, its people, or their language.
noun
the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.
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Origin of Kurdish

First recorded in 1805–15; Kurd + -ish1
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British Dictionary definitions for Kurdish

Kurdish
/ (ˈkɜːdɪʃ) /

noun
the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
adjective
of or relating to the Kurds or their language
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