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-

Example Sentences

-Tu çawa dikarî serî biêş û janê re derxînî? -How can you cope with the pain that this brings?

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

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