awr

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Awera.

Symbol

awr

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Awera.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Awera terms

Kholosi

Alternative forms

• aber

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ابر (abr).

Noun

awr ?

1. cloud

References

• Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎^[1], pages 13-36

Somali

Noun

awr m

1. male camel

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au̯r/
• Rhymes: -au̯r

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh awr, from Proto-Brythonic *ọr, from Latin hōra.

Noun

awr f (plural oriau)

1. hour

Derived terms

• nawr, rŵan (“now”)
• oriawr (“watch”)
• oriog (“fickle, intermittent”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle Welsh awr, from Proto-Brythonic *awr, from Vulgar Latin aurum. The now-normative synonym aur is derived from the Latin adjective aureus (“golden”, adjective), see entry for more detail.

Noun

awr m

1. (obsolete) gold

   Synonym: aur

Derived terms

• marwor (“embers”)

Adjective

awr (feminine singular awr, plural awr, not comparable)

1. (obsolete) golden

   Synonym: euraidd

2. (obsolete) excellent, fine

   Synonyms: gwych, rhagorol

Mutation

Mutated forms of awr

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
awr	unchanged	unchanged	hawr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “hour”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “awr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “awr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies