birinc
The English word 'rice' is translated into Kurdish as birinc. Wiktionary also lists برنج (brinc).
Meaning: seeds used as food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Kurdish | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| birinc | |
| برنج | brinc |
birinc refers to the seeds used as food, specifically rice.
Did you know?
- In Kurdish cuisine, the most prized part of the birinc is often the 'tahdig', the crispy, golden crust formed at the bottom of the cooking pot.
- In many Kurdish households, the quality of birinc is judged by how well the grains stay separate and non-sticky after cooking.
- The word birinc is borrowed from Classical Persian birinj.
Examples in context
- برنج لە وڵاتەکەت دەخورێت؟Is rice eaten in your country?This sentence is useful for asking if برنج is eaten in a specific country.Tatoeba #10532623 by Sarchia, translation #9149820 by DJ_Saidez
- نزیکەی یەک کوپ و نیو برنج لێبنێ.Cook about one and a half cup of rice.This sentence is useful for providing instructions to cook برنج.Tatoeba #10297241 by Sarchia, translation #2693489 by WestofEden
- زۆربەی ژاپۆنییەکان لەسەر برنج دەژین.Most Japanese live on rice.This sentence is useful for describing a diet consisting of برنج.Tatoeba #10119083 by Sarchia, translation #41168 by Swift
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Example conversation
Nalin and Soran are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- Nalinپێشنیار دەکەم شەو birinc بخۆین.I suggest we eat rice tonight.
- Soranباشە، بەڵام birincـێکی بەتام لێی بکە.Okay, but make the rice tasty.
- Nalinمن birincەکە بە شێوەیەکی تایبەت لێ دەدەم.I will prepare the rice in a special way.
- Soranزۆر باشە، منیش یارمەتیت دەدەم.Very good, I will help you too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rice” translations and entries birinc, برنج, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries birinc, برنج, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
