Kur

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, mountain; netherworld).

Proper noun

[edit]

Kur

  1. A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
  2. In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.
    Synonyms: Arali, Irkalla, Kigal, Kukku

Etymology 2

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun

[edit]

the Kur

  1. Alternative form of Kura (a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan).
    • 1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis [] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321:
      In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.

Anagrams

[edit]

Eastern Cham

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

Kur

  1. Khmer; Cambodia (language, people, or country)

German

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

15th century, borrowed from Latin cura.

Noun

[edit]

Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

  1. treatment at a health resort
  2. (now chiefly in compounds) cure, regimen
    Synonyms: Behandlung, Heilbehandlung, Heilverfahren
Declension
[edit]
Alternative forms
[edit]
Derived terms
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

From Middle High German kur(e), variant of kür(e), from Old High German kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi. Doublet of Kür.

Noun

[edit]

Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

  1. (historical) the gathering which elected the emperor (kaiser) of the Holy Roman Empire
Declension
[edit]
Alternative forms
[edit]
Derived terms
[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]