Meanings
proper noun
- The Kurdish language with the largest number of speakers, spoken in Turkey, Syria, northernmost Iraq, and parts of Iran and Central Asia.
Synonyms: Northern Kurdish
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Kurdish language with the largest number of speakers, spoken in Turkey, Syria, northernmost Iraq, and parts of Iran and Central Asia.
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Origin
- Northern Kurdishkurmancî
- Northern Kurdishkurmancî
- EnglishKurmanji
Borrowed from Northern Kurdish kurmancî.
More words from Northern Kurdish
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Arabic الكِرْمانْجِيّة
- الكِرْمانْجِيّة (al-kirmānjiyya)Northern Kurdish
Bengali কুরমাঞ্জী
- কুরমাঞ্জী (kurmañji)Northern Kurdish
Chinese Mandarin 庫爾曼語 /库尔曼语, 北庫德語 /北库德语
- 庫爾曼語 /库尔曼语Northern Kurdish
- 北庫德語 /北库德语Northern Kurdish
Finnish kurmandži
- kurmandžiNorthern Kurdish
French kurmandji, kourmandji
- kurmandjiNorthern Kurdish
- kourmandjiNorthern Kurdish
German Kurmandschi
- KurmandschiNorthern Kurdish
Hungarian kurmandzsi
- kurmandzsiNorthern Kurdish
Irish Curmainsis
- CurmainsisNorthern Kurdish
Japanese クルマンチュ語
- クルマンチュ語 (Kurumanchu-go)Northern Kurdish
Russian курманджи́, северноку́рдский
- курманджи́ (kurmandží)Northern Kurdish
- северноку́рдский (severnokúrdskij)Northern Kurdish
Turkish Kurmanci, Kurmançça
- KurmanciNorthern Kurdish
- KurmanççaNorthern Kurdish
Cite this entry
APA
Kurmanji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kurmanji
MLA
“Kurmanji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kurmanji. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kurmanji,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kurmanji.
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