zivistan

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *jʰim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰim-, *ǵʰyem-. Cognate with Persian زمستان (zemestân), Ossetian зымӕг (zymæg), Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬃 (zyå), Sanskrit हिम (himá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɯvɯstɑːn/

Noun

zivistan f

  1. winter

Derived terms

  • berzivistan
  • zivistanî

See also

Other seasons
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