чур

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čurъ.

Noun

чур • (čur) m

1. (dialectal) smoke, fume (typically in mobile state)

   Synonyms: дим (dim), пу́шек (púšek)

Declension

Declension of чур

	singular
indefinite	чур čur
definite (subject form)	чу́рът čúrǎt
definite (object form)	чу́ра čúra

Derived terms

• чуря́ (čurjá, “to diffuse, to move for smoke”) (dialectal)
• чурла́в (čurláv), чурли́в (čurlív), чорля́в (čorljáv, “reeky, covered in soot”) (dialectal)

See also

• чу́ркам (čúrkam, “to squish”) (dialectal)
  • чу́ркало (čúrkalo), чу́рило (čúrilo, “piston”)
• чуртя́ (čurtjá), шуртя́ (šurtjá), журтя́ (žurtjá, “to splatter”)

References

• Gerov, Najden (1895) , “чюръ”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 568

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čurъ.

Noun

чур • (čur) m

1. smoke

Synonyms

• дим (dim)
• кад (kad)
• чад (čad)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕur]

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• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

чур • (čur) m anim (genitive чу́ра, nominative plural чу́ры, genitive plural чу́ров)

1. (historical) an ancestor
2. (paganism) an idol used in native Slavic religious rites

Interjection

чур • (čur)

1. (colloquial, in spells) avaunt, away

   чур меня́! ― čur menjá! ― keep away from me!

2. (children's talk, expresses leadership, claim to be the first) bags (it)! (British), dibs

   чур я пе́рвый! ― čur ja pérvyj! ― bags, I go first!

3. (colloquial, expresses a condition) mind you, but mind

   то́лько чур молча́ть! ― tólʹko čur molčátʹ! ― but not a word, mind you!