кире

Bashkir

Etymology

From Common Turkic *kerü (“back”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼𐰇 (kerü, “back, backward”); Kazakh кері (kerı), Kyrgyz кери (keri), Turkish geri (“back, backward”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲi.ˈrɪ̞]
• Hyphenation: ки‧ре

Adjective

кире • (kire)

1. (direction) back, reverse, return
2. opposite, contrary
3. negative
4. obstinate, stubborn, contrarious

Adverb

кире • (kire)

1. (direction) back, backward, in the reverse direction
2. (past status) back, to/toward a status or position which occurred in the past

Derived terms

• киреһенсә (kirehensə)

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Erzya

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish kerä.

Noun

кире • (kiŕe)

1. ball of string
2. lump

   Кирьга парентень куйсь чапамо кире!

   Kiŕga paŕenťeń kujś čapamo kiŕe !

   I got the lump in the throat feeling.