adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkɜː(ɹ)dɪʃ/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Kurdish Moslems
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Iranian, Iranian language
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Kurd Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Kurdish From Kurd + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
159 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kurd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Arabic:
كُرْدِيّ
(kurdiyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Armenian:
քրդական
(kʻrdakan)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Azerbaijani:
kürd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Basque:
kurdu
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Belarusian:
ку́рдскі
(kúrdski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Belarusian:
ку́рдзкі
(kúrdzki)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Bengali:
কুর্দী
(kurdi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Bulgarian:
кю́рдски
(kjúrdski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Chinese Mandarin:
庫爾德的 /库尔德的
(kù'ěrdé de)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Chinese Mandarin:
庫爾德 /库尔德
(Kù'ěrdé)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Czech:
kurdský
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Danish:
kurdisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Dutch:
Koerdisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Estonian:
kurdi
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Finnish:
kurdilainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Finnish:
kurdi-
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
French:
kurde
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Gagauz:
kürd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Georgian:
ქურთული
(kurtuli)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
German:
kurdisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Greek:
κουρδικός
(kourdikós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Hebrew:
כּוּרדִי
(kurdi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Hindi:
कुर्दी
(kurdī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Hindi:
कुर्द
(kurd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Hungarian:
kurd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Irish:
Coirdíneach
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Irish:
Coirdise
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Italian:
curdo
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Japanese:
クルドの
(kurudo no)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Kazakh:
күрд
(kürd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Korean:
쿠르드
(kureudeu)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Central Kurdish:
کوردی
(kurdî)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Laki:
کوردی
(kurdî)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Northern Kurdish:
kurdî
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Southern Kurdish:
کوردی
(kurdî)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Kyrgyz:
күрд
(kürd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Latin:
curdicus
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Latin:
kurdicus
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Latvian:
kurdu
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Latvian:
kurdisks
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Laz:
Çurdi
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Laz:
Kyurdi
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Lithuanian:
kurdų
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Macedonian:
курдски
(kurdski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Mongolian:
курд
(kurd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Norwegian Bokmål:
kurdisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kurdisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Ossetian:
курдаг
(kurdag)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Pashto:
کرد
(kord)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Persian:
کردی
(kordi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Polish:
kurdyjski
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Portuguese:
curdo
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Romanian:
kurd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Russian:
ку́рдский
(kúrdskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Scottish Gaelic:
Cùrdach
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Serbo-Croatian:
ку̏рдскӣ
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Serbo-Croatian:
kȕrdskī
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Slovak:
kurdský
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Slovene:
kurdski
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Spanish:
curdo
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Swedish:
kurdisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Tajik:
курдӣ
(kurdi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Tatar:
көрд
(körd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Tetum:
kurdu
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Thai:
เคิร์ด
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Turkish:
Kürt
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Turkmen:
курд
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Turkmen:
kurd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Ukrainian:
ку́рдський
(kúrdsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Urdu:
کردی
(kurdī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Urdu:
کرد
(kurd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Uyghur:
كۇرد
(kurd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Uzbek:
курд
(kurd)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Uzbek:
kurd
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Yiddish:
קורדיש
(kurdish)
— of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family
Amharic:
ኩርድኛ
(kurdəña)
— language family of Kurdistan
Arabic:
كُرْدِيَّة
(kurdiyya)
— language family of Kurdistan
Armenian:
քրդերեն
(kʻrderen)
— language family of Kurdistan
Asturian:
curdu
— language family of Kurdistan
Azerbaijani:
کوردجه
— language family of Kurdistan
Azerbaijani:
күрдҹә
— language family of Kurdistan
Azerbaijani:
kürdcə
— language family of Kurdistan
Basque:
kurduera
— language family of Kurdistan
Belarusian:
ку́рдская
(kúrdskaja)
— language family of Kurdistan
Bulgarian:
кю́рдски
(kjúrdski)
— language family of Kurdistan
Catalan:
kurd
— language family of Kurdistan
Cherokee:
ᎫᎸᏗ
(gulvdi)
— language family of Kurdistan
Chinese Mandarin:
庫爾德語 /库尔德语
(kù'ěrdéyǔ)
— language family of Kurdistan
Czech:
kurdština
— language family of Kurdistan
Danish:
kurdisk
— language family of Kurdistan
Dutch:
Koerdisch
— language family of Kurdistan
Estonian:
Kurdi
— language family of Kurdistan
Finnish:
kurdi
— language family of Kurdistan
Finnish:
kurdin kieli
— language family of Kurdistan
French:
kurde
— language family of Kurdistan
West-Frisian:
Koerdysk
— language family of Kurdistan
Gagauz:
кӱрдче
— language family of Kurdistan
Gagauz:
kürdçe
— language family of Kurdistan
Georgian:
ქურთული
(kurtuli)
— language family of Kurdistan
German:
Kurdisch
— language family of Kurdistan
Greek:
κουρδικά
(kourdiká)
— language family of Kurdistan
Greenlandic:
kurdiskisut
— language family of Kurdistan
Hebrew:
כורדית
(kurdít)
— language family of Kurdistan
Hindi:
कुर्दी
(kurdī)
— language family of Kurdistan
Hungarian:
kurd
— language family of Kurdistan
Icelandic:
kúrdíska
— language family of Kurdistan
Indonesian:
Kurdi
— language family of Kurdistan
Irish:
Coirdis
— language family of Kurdistan
Italian:
curdo
— language family of Kurdistan
Japanese:
クルド語
(kurudogo)
— language family of Kurdistan
Kazakh:
күрд тілі
(kürd tılı)
— language family of Kurdistan
Kazakh:
күрдше
(kürdşe)
— language family of Kurdistan
Korean:
쿠르드어
(kureudeueo)
— language family of Kurdistan
Central Kurdish:
کوردی
(kurdî)
— language family of Kurdistan
Laki:
کوردی
(kurdî)
— language family of Kurdistan
Northern Kurdish:
kurdî
— language family of Kurdistan
Southern Kurdish:
کوردی
(kurdî)
— language family of Kurdistan
Kyrgyz:
курд
(kurd)
— language family of Kurdistan
Latvian:
kurdu valoda
— language family of Kurdistan
Lithuanian:
kurdiškai
— language family of Kurdistan
Macedonian:
курдски
(kurdski)
— language family of Kurdistan
Marathi:
कुर्दी
(kurdī)
— language family of Kurdistan
Moksha:
курдонь
(kurdoń)
— language family of Kurdistan
Mongolian:
курд хэл
(kurd xel)
— language family of Kurdistan
Navajo:
Kʼóódii bizaad
— language family of Kurdistan
Norwegian Bokmål:
kurdisk
— language family of Kurdistan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kurdisk
— language family of Kurdistan
Ossetian:
курдаг
(kurdag)
— language family of Kurdistan
Persian:
کردی
(kordi)
— language family of Kurdistan
Polish:
kurdyjski
— language family of Kurdistan
Portuguese:
curdo
— language family of Kurdistan
Romanian:
kurdă
— language family of Kurdistan
Russian:
ку́рдский
(kúrdskij)
— language family of Kurdistan
Russian:
ку́рдский язы́к
(kúrdskij jazýk)
— language family of Kurdistan
Serbo-Croatian:
ку̏рдскӣ
— language family of Kurdistan
Serbo-Croatian:
kȕrdskī
— language family of Kurdistan
Slovak:
kurdčina
— language family of Kurdistan
Slovene:
kurdščina
— language family of Kurdistan
Lower Sorbian:
kurdšćina
— language family of Kurdistan
Upper Sorbian:
kurdšćina
— language family of Kurdistan
Spanish:
kurdo
— language family of Kurdistan
Spanish:
curdo
— language family of Kurdistan
Swedish:
kurdiska
— language family of Kurdistan
Tajik:
курдӣ
(kurdi)
— language family of Kurdistan
Tetum:
lia-kurdu
— language family of Kurdistan
Thai:
ภาษาเคิร์ด
(paa-sǎa kə́ət)
— language family of Kurdistan
Turkish:
Kürtçe
— language family of Kurdistan
Turkmen:
күртче
— language family of Kurdistan
Turkmen:
kürtçe
— language family of Kurdistan
Ukrainian:
ку́рдська
(kúrdsʹka)
— language family of Kurdistan
Urdu:
کردی
(kurdī)
— language family of Kurdistan
Uyghur:
كۇردچە
(kurdche)
— language family of Kurdistan
Uzbek:
курдча
(kurdcha)
— language family of Kurdistan
Uzbek:
kurdcha
— language family of Kurdistan
Vietnamese:
tiếng Kurd
— language family of Kurdistan
Walloon:
Kurdi
— language family of Kurdistan
Yiddish:
קורדיש
(kurdish)
— language family of Kurdistan
Zazaki:
Kurdki (diq)
— language family of Kurdistan
