êş
Definition of êş
1) pain, ache, distress 2) Sometimes in form of ax- “to express sudden physical pain” or axîn “moan, groan, deep breath”
Kurdish root word
êsh-, ax-
Etymology
From Avestan osh-, "pain" [dûraosha, dûraoshô = removing pain]
PIE root *ag-es- "fault, guilt"
Greek akhos "pain, distress",
Latin aeger, aegra "unwell, ill, sick, suffering, feeble",
Proto-Germanic *akanan,
Middle English aken,
Old English acan "suffer continued pain",
Slovenian jeza "rage",
Polish jedza "fury, witch",
It also exists as a loan word in
Turkish acı "pain, suffer, chilli"
Updated on January 25, 2025