kirin

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See also: Kirin, and kirîn

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese ()(りん) (kirin), from Middle Chinese. Doublet of qilin.

Noun

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kirin (plural kirins)

  1. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.

Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kirin

  1. genitive singular of kiri

Etymology 2

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Verb

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kirin

  1. first-person singular present/past indicative of kiriä

Etymology 3

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Noun

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kirin

  1. genitive singular of kir

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kirin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きりん

Mursi

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Noun

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kirin

  1. giraffe[1]

References

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  1. ^ David Turton, Mozes Yigezu, Oilsarali Olibui, Mursi-English-Amharic Dictionary, 2009

Northern Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *kar-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognates include Bactrian κιρ- (kir-), Persian ـگر (-gar).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɪrɪn]
  • Audio (Turkey, Van):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧rin
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Verb

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Central Kurdish کردن (kirdin)
Southern Kurdish کردن (kirdin)

kirin (third-person singular simple present dike, past tense kir)

  1. (transitive) to do, to make (to perform an action)
    • 1994, Dr. Usso B. Barnas, Dr. Johanna Salzer, Lehrbuch der kurdischen Sprache, page 99:
      Dengê bilûra wî wisa xweş bû, ku keç û xortên gund kar û barên xwe dihîştin, tenê şivanê bilûrvan gundar dikir .
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2012, “Ji bo Kurdistanê banga referandumê hate kirin”, in 5 parlamenterên Partiya Keskan a Swêdê diyar kirin ku divê gelê kurd îradeya xwe bi xwe diyar bikin û xwestin ku li Bakûrê Kurdistanê di bin çavderiya Netewên Yekbûyî de referandum bê kirin.[1], retrieved 2012-10-31:
  2. (transitive) to take for husband or wife, to marry (someone)
    • 2012, Min go tu xwe darva bikî jî ez te nakim, niha jî çi dikî bike, qet xema min nîn e.[2], retrieved 2012-01-19:

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “kar”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237