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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place, camping-site”). Cognate with Chuvash ҫорт (śort), etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
yurd (definite accusative yurdu, plural yurdlar)
- (poetic) native country, homeland
- (poetic) country, land
- Odlar yurdu (poetic name of Azerbaijan) ― land of fire(s)
- ata-baba yurdu ― ancestral land(s)
- (poetic) home
- yurdundan olmaq ― to lose one's home, to become a refugee
- yurduna od salmaq (idiomatic) ― to ravage (literally, “to set someone's home on fire”)
yurdunda turp əkmək (idiomatic)- to destroy, to dispel
- (literally, “to plant a radish in someone's home”)
- (poetic) dwelling place
- yurd salmaq ― to settle, to establish a dwelling place
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