гиря

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Etymology[edit]

Old East Slavic гыря (gyrja), Ukrainian ги́ря (hýrja), Belarusian гіря (hirja). Vasmer connects it to the root of гвор (gvor, bladder, tumor), ultimately PIE *gʷreh₂- (heavy). The phonology is difficult and may show Iranian influence (Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, modern Persian گران(gerân, heavy)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

гиря

ги́ря (gírjaf inan (genitive ги́ри, nominative plural ги́ри, genitive plural гирь)

  1. weight for measuring
  2. kettlebell, girya

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Descendants[edit]

  • Bulgarian: ги́ра (gíra)
  • English: girya

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