Kurdish

[kur-dish, koor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language.

2. of or relating to Kurdistan, its people, or their language.

noun

1. the language of the Kurds, an Iranian language.

Kurdish

/ ˈkɜːdɪʃ /

noun

1. the language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

adjective

1. of or relating to the Kurds or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kurdish¹

First recorded in 1805–15; Kurd + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Kurdish forces in northern Syria killed two Syrian soldiers and wounded another in a missile attack on Wednesday, official state media reported, with the Kurds denying involvement and blaming landmines.

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Turkey pro-Kurdish DEM party on Monday hailed the PKK's move to withdraw fighters from Turkish soil as a "critical" step that completed the first phase of the government's peace process with the Kurdish militant group.

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Kurdish authorities have their hands - and jails - full with suspected IS fighters.

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The Kurdish militant PKK on Sunday urged Turkey to push through the legal measures necessary to safeguard the peace process and let its militants transition to democratic politics.

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The Kurdish militant PKK said Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to take legal steps to protect the peace process.

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