Kurd
UK/kɜːd//kɜɹd/
Kurd 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.
Noun
Kurd (plural Kurds)
- 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.
- Kurds live in several countries.
- I took classes with a Kurd.
Kurd meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
Kurd in Hindi
- a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan
- कुर्द kurd
Kurd in Urdu
- a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan
- کرد kurd
Kurd in Bengali
- a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan
- কুর্দ kurdo
Kurd in Arabic
- a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan
- كُرْدِيّ kurdiyy
More languagesFewer languages
- Kurd in Thai
- ชาวเคิร์ด chaao kə́ət
Examples of Kurd in a sentence
- Mehemet took her for a man and said, “Good father, I am a Kurd: my story is very curious”1865, Charles Wells, Mehemet, the Kurd, and Other Tales, from Eastern Sources, page 16:
- After defeating IS in battle, Syria's Kurds are now eager to show they can bring justice against the group's members.2018 May 8, Sarah El Deeb, “In a new justice system, Kurds put IS on trial eyeing reconciliation”, in Sydney Morning Herald:
Forms of Kurd
| plural | Kurds |
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Origin of Kurd
Attested in English since roughly 1600, from Kurdish کورد (kurd) and Classical Persian کُرْد (kurd), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwrt /kurd/), ultimately of unknown origin. More at Kurds.
Words formed from Kurd
Phrases with Kurd
Words that rhyme with Kurd
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Questions about Kurd
- What does Kurd mean?
- Kurd means 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.
- What is Kurd in Hindi?
- Kurd in Hindi is कुर्द (kurd). See Kurd meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Kurd in a sentence?
- Mehemet took her for a man and said, “Good father, I am a Kurd: my story is very curious”
- What part of speech is Kurd?
- Kurd is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Kurd?
- Kurd is pronounced /kɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Kurd?
- The plural of Kurd is Kurds.
Words near Kurd in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Kurd (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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