kurdish
n. C / U B1 Intermediate US //ˈkɝdɪʃ// kur·dish
n. the language spoken by the Kurdish people, who live mainly in parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.
n. a continuum of Northwest Iranian languages spoken by the Kurdish people in Western Asia. Uncountable when referring to the language itself; countable when referring to specific dialects or varieties.
She speaks Kurdish fluently with her family.
The local community center offers classes for children to learn how to read and write in Kurdish.
Linguists often study the various dialects of Kurdish to understand the historical development of Iranian languages across the mountainous regions of the Middle East.
From Kurd + -ish.
Usage
Uncountable as a language name; capitalized in all contexts.