хур

Chuvash

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic Proto-Turkic *kāŕ, compare Turkish kaz.

Noun

хур • (hur)

1. goose

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Kalmyk

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xurə/

Noun

хур • (xur) (Clear script spelling ᡍᡇᠷ (xur) or ᡍᡇᠷᠠ (xura))

1. rain

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Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *kura, compare Dongxiang ghura.

Noun

хур • (xur) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠷ᠎ᠠ (qur-a))

1. precipitation (water falling from the atmosphere in any form)

   Synonym: тунадас (tunadas)

Etymology 2

a black grouse perched on a larch in Mongolia

Cognate with Buryat хура (xura) and Kalmyk хур (xur), the same word (without the final vowel) is present in Turkic languages of Central Asia, for example Kazakh құр (qūr), these are usually presumed to be Mongolisms, but the direction of loaning could also be reverse.

Noun

хур • (xur) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (qar-a) or ᠬᠣᠷ (qor))

1. black grouse

See also

• сойр (sojr)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Buryat хур (xur), Kalmyk хур (xur), perhaps from Proto-Turkic *kur (“rank, time”), compare Hungarian kor (“age”), a possible Turkic loan.

Adjective

хур • (xur) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠤᠷ (qur))

1. last year's

Etymology 4

Interjection

хур • (xur)

1. Only used in хур хар (xur xar)

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Ossetian

Alternative forms

• хор (xor) (Digor)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hwár (compare Persian خور (xōr), Kurdish/, Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆‎ (huuarə‎)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHar (compare Sanskrit स्वर् (svàr), सूर्य (sū́rya)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (compare English sun, Latin sōl).

Noun

хур • (xur)

1. (Iron) sun

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “хур”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir

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Yagnobi

Etymology

Compare Persian خور (xōr) and Kurdish. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Noun

хур (xur)

1. sun