Kurd

Meaning

Noun

A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.

Origin

Attested in English since roughly 1600, from کورد and Persian کرد, from Middle Persian, ultimately of unknown origin. More at Kurds.

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