چوون

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kyew- (“to move, go”). Cognates include Persian شدن (šodan, “to become , to go”), Ossetian цӕуын (cæwyn), Pashto شول (šwəl), Sanskrit च्य्अवते (cyávate, “move to and fro, stir”), Old Armenian չու (čʻu) and Ancient Greek σεύω (seúō, “put in quick motion, drive”).

Pronunciation

Northern Kurdish	çûn

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuːn/

Verb

چوون (çûn) (present stem چ- (çi-))

1. to go

   Synonyms: ڕۆیشتن (royiştin), ڕۆیین (royîn)