авӑр
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Chuvash[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Derived from ав (av, “to bend”) + ӑр (ăr).
Noun[edit]
авӑр • (avăr) (plural авӑрсем)
- handle, grip, hilt
- ҫӗҫӗ аври ― śĕś̬ĕ avri ― knife handle
- (botany) stem, stalk
- хӑяр аври ― hăjar avri ― cucumber stem
- bush, shrub
- (botany) root
- (botany) greens, leaves (of a vegetable)
- кӑшман аври ― kăšman avri ― beetroot leaves
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
авӑр • (avăr) (plural авӑрсем)
Verb[edit]
авӑр • (avăr)
- (transitive) to grind, to mill
- (intransitive) to spin, to whirl (of water in a whirlpool)