хӑйӑр

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Chuvash

Хӑйӑр.

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kạyïr (salt steppe; sandbank; gravel; sand). Cognate with dialectal Turkish kayır (sand), Southern Altai кайыр (kayïr, salt marsh).

Noun

хӑйӑр (hăjăr) (plural хӑйӑрсем) 

  1. sand

Etymology 2

Verb

хӑйӑр (hăjăr)

  1. to grit (the teeth)
  2. to scorch, singe, burn

Further reading

  • хӑйӑр”, in Электронлă сăмахсар (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.