| | English | ZonêMa/Kirmancki | | Kenyan Shilling | Şilingê Kenya |
| knitting needle | şiş [d.] [Tr.] |
| koran verse | ayete [d.] [din.] [Ar.] |
| know! | bızane! |
| know! | bızanê! |
| kömbe (traditional pastry/bread) | bıçıke (bıcıke, bıjıke, bızıke) [d.] |
| kitchen, cuisine | bonê çêyi (Qerebel/Qoçgiriye) (3) |
| Kuwaiti Dinar | Dinarê Kuweyti |
| kiddy | domanek (1) |
| kitchen, cuisine | dunıke (1) |
| Kurds, plural of the Arabic word "Kurd". In the Ottoman period, the word was also used to mean nomad or mountainous. | ekrâd (ekrad) [Ar. أكراد, akrād] |
kurdish, belongs to the northwest group of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages.
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Paul, German Iranist/Linguist: "Early on, Kırmancki/Dimili/Zazaki was further away from Kurdish, but has recently (in the last millennium?) come closer to kurdish". | kırdaşki (here-were) [tar.] |
| Kirmancki, belongs to the northwest Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, is also called as "sacred language (Zonê Xızıri)" by the speakers. | Kırmancki (Zonê Xızıri) [tar.] |
| knife | kardi [d.] [Far.] |
| Kaveh the Blacksmith, is a figure in Iranian mythology who leads a popular uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahāk. His story is narrated in the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran (Persia), by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi. Kaveh is also a figure from Kurdish mythology. Kaveh enjoys great esteem among Persians, Kurds and other Iranian peoples. | Kawa (Kaweh, Kāveh, Kave Ahenger, pers. كاوه آهنگر, kü. Kawayê Hesinker) [mit. İran, Kürt] |
| Kenya | Kenya [d.] [coğ.] |
| kindly | keremê xo ra (xêrê xo) |
Khalferat and Khalmem. A traditional, mytho-historical double naming of the oldest population layer. The oldest indigenous stratum, the ancient layer, symbolizes roots and the early period, original ancestors, and primal identity of the Dersim (Dêsım) region. Both represent the ancient ethnic and cultural essence.
1) Khalferat means 'The old ancestor of the Euphrates.' While tradition holds that Khalmem active in eastern Dersim (Nazımiye), Khalferat is located in western and southwestern Dersim—in the regions directly bordering the Euphrates River and its tributaries. Khalferat symbolically represents the tribes and the population layer that settled along the Euphrates basin.
They are regarded as the two primal brothers or the two oldest spiritual leaders who laid the foundation of the region, long before the major migration waves of the Şeyh Hasanlı tribes or the institutionalization of the Alevite Ocaks (such as Kureyşan or Baba Mansur) took place in the Middle Ages.
2) A saint (spiritually enlightened one or Kamil) endowed with divine power. Patron saint and spirit of the mighty Euphrates River (Ferat). He possesses the ability to control the water, direct currents, and calm floods.
3) There are specific sacred natural sites (Ziyaret), rocks, or springs near the banks of the Euphrates where he is commemorated and which are considered places of spiritual power. Additionally, a Khal Ferat Ocak (spiritual lineage center) is active in Nazımiye.
| Khalferat (Khal Ferat) [e.] [coğ.] [din.] [tar.] [mit.] |
| Khalmem is a tribal leader and a saint (Kâmil) from Dersim; he is called 'Khalmemê Sır' because, according to legend, he is credited with embodying a mystery. The mystery is his mystical disappearance, through which he became immortal.The Khalmemê Sır, a sacred tomb and pilgrimage site, is located in the village of Günlüce in Nazımiye. It is a place of pilgrimage where people pray, light candles, and bring offerings. | Khalmemê Sır ( Khalmemo Sır) [coğ.] [tar.] [din.] |
| kitchen, cuisine | khulinde (Gımgım, Xınıs) (2) |
| kill | kiştene (kişen-, kişt-, -kiş- ) [f.] |
| kilo | kilo [Fr. → Eski Yun.] |
| kilogram, kilogramme, kg | kilogram (kg) [mat.] [Fr.] |
| kilometer | kilometre (km) [e.] [Fr. → Yun.] |
| Kiribati | Kiribati [coğ.] |
| kiwi (fruit) | kiwi [d.] [İng. → Maori] [bot.] |
| Korea | Korya |
| Kosovo | Kosovo [coğ.] |
| kurmanji (or Northern Kurdish, northern dialect of the kurdish languages, Kurmanji has a large number of dialects: central dialect around Diyarbakır, Marashkî, Şengalî, Judikani, Qerejdaxî, Botani, Serhedkî, Hekkarî, Behdînî, Torî, Xerzî, Qochanî, Birjandî, Elburzî, Efrinî) | kurmanci [Kü.] |
| kurd | kurr [e.] |
|
|
