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Kumyk
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *iagïr (“heavy”).
Cognate with Karachay-Balkar ауур (auur), Karaim авур, Kazakh ауыр (auyr), Karakalpak awır, Krymchak агъыр, Nogai авыр (avır), Kyrgyz оор (oor), Southern Altai уур (uur), Turkish ağır, Turkmen agyr, Khakas аар (aar), Shor аар, Tuvan аар (aar), etc.
Adjective
авур • (awur)
- heavy (having great weight)
- авур юк ― awur yük ― heavy load, burden
- hard, difficult
- авур гюнлер ― awur günler ― days of hardship
- serious, severe, grave
- авур аврув ― awur awruw ― severe illness
- dark (of color)
- авур сари ― awur sari ― dark yellow
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “having great weight”): енгил (yeñil)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “авур”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН
Northern Yukaghir
Etymology
From Proto-Yukaghir *aw-
Noun
авур (awur)
- box
- case
- cradle
References
- Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 114
- Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka