Nêr

çîn

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (feminine, masculine) layer, stratum
  2. (feminine, masculine) social class

Hevwate

sef

sinif

klas

pol

dersxane

Pircarînî

B2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/t͡ʃiːn/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Akin to Central Kurdish چین (çîn), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-. Chyet suggests a loan from Russian чин (čin) instead, but the fact that it doesn't exist among Caucasian Kurds is puzzling in that case.

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