"Kurdify" meaning in English

See Kurdify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: Kurdifies [present, singular, third-person], Kurdifying [participle, present], Kurdified [participle, past], Kurdified [past]
Etymology: Kurdish + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kurdish|ify}} Kurdish + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} Kurdify (third-person singular simple present Kurdifies, present participle Kurdifying, simple past and past participle Kurdified)
  1. to make Kurdish
    Sense id: en-Kurdify-en-verb-tORBsCUv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

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