Kurd

[kurd, koo rd; Persian koord] /kɜrd, kʊərd; Persian kurd/
noun
1.
a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
Origin
1610-20
British Dictionary definitions for Kurd

Kurd

/kɜːd/
noun
1.
a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in E Turkey, N Iraq, and W Iran
Word Origin and History for Kurd

1610s, the people's self-designation.