Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
chyra. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
chyra, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
chyra in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
chyra you have here. The definition of the word
chyra will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
chyra, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian ги́ра (hýra).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
chyra f
- (Lviv) tangled mass of hair
- Synonym: kołtun
1937, Tadeusz Kudliński, Rumieńce wolności, Towarzystwo Wydawnicze "Rój,", page 114:Stały chłopy przysadziste z gębami pomarszczonemi od wiatru i deszczu, z chyrami na oczy spadającemi, o ciężkich, od pracy obwisłych rękach, przygarbieni.- Stoopy peasants stood with their mouths wrinkled from the wind and rain, with tangled hair falling over their eyes, with heavy hands drooping from work, hunched over.
1964, Gabriela Zapolska, Fioletowe pończochy: i inne opowiadania nieznane, Wydawn. Literackie, page 134:Inne jeszcze w kąt chaty wciśniętė, zupełnie nagie, wpakowało oba kułaki w usta i patrzyło spod pokudłanej chyry na Józia nieufnie i chmurnie.- The other two, still crammed into the corner of the hut, completely naked, stuffed both fists into their mouths and looked from under their disheveled tangled heads of hair at Józio distrustfully and sullenly.
- (Lviv) mane of a boar
- Synonym: chyb
Declension
References
Further reading
- Stanisław Hoppe (1981) “chyra”, in Słownik języka łowieckiego, →ISBN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “chyra”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “chyra”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 313