кир

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word кир. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word кир, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say кир in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word кир you have here. The definition of the word кир will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofкир, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chechen

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Georgian კირი (ḳiri), from Old Armenian կիր (kir); see the latter for more.[1]

Noun

кир (kir?

  1. lime, calcium oxide

References

  1. ^ Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 141
  • Goniašvili, Tinatin (1940) “Leksiḳuri šexvedrebi čačnurisa kartvelur enebtan [The lexical interactions of Chechen with Kartvelian languages]”, in Enis, isṭoriisa da maṭerialuri ḳulṭuris insṭiṭuṭis aḳademiḳos niḳo maris saxelobis moambe (in Georgian), volumes V–VI, Tbilisi, page 605

Dolgan

Etymology

From Yakut кир (kir), Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

кир (kir)

  1. dirt

Karachay-Balkar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir (dirt).

Noun

кир (kir)

  1. dirt

Derived terms

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

кир (kir)

  1. dirt

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “кир”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

кир (kir) (Arabic spelling كىر)

  1. dirt

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

кир (kirf

  1. (colloquial) dirt, grime

Declension

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

кир (kir)

  1. dirt

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кир”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir. Cognate with Kazakh кір (kır), Kyrgyz кир (kir), Crimean Tatar kir, Karachay-Balkar кир (kir), Kumyk кир (kir), Bashkir кер (ker), Tatar кер (ker), Azerbaijani kir, Turkish kir, Uzbek kir, Uyghur كىر (kir), Tuvan хир (xir), etc.

Noun

кир (kir)

  1. dirt

Derived terms

кирлӱ (kirlü)

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кир”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Yakut

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

кир (kir)

  1. (intransitive) to gnaw
    Synonym: ыстаа (ıstaa, to chew)
    уҥуоҕу кирuñuoğu kirto gnaw on a bone

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

кир (kir)

  1. dirt, filth
Derived terms
  • Yakut: кирдээх (kirdeeq)
Descendants