kyr

See also: kýr

English

Noun

kyr (plural kyrs)

1. Abbreviation of kiloyear.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kuer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çyːr/

Noun

kyr m or f

1. indefinite plural of ku

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çyːr/, [çyʷːr]

Noun

kyr

1. indefinite plural of ku

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɨɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɨɾ
• Hyphenation: kyr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kɨt. Doublet of akyr.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ky.

Adjective

kyr

1. green; unripe (not ready for harvesting)

   Synonym: akyr

2. immature (not fully formed or developed; not grown)
3. gestating; unborn (still in gestation inside the womb)

   membykyra ― gestating son

4. (of leaves) tender (soft and easily chewed)

   Synonym: tang

Declension

    Declension of kyr (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe kyr	nde kyr	i kyr	oré kyr	îandé kyr	pe kyr
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe kyr	ta nde kyr	t'i kyr	t'oré kyr	t'îandé kyr	ta pe kyr
Negative indicative	na xe kyri	na nde kyri	n'i kyri	n'oré kyri	n'îandé kyri	na pe kyri
Negative imperative		nde kyr umẽ				pe kyr umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe kyr umẽ	ta nde kyr umẽ	t'i kyr umẽ	t'oré kyr umẽ	t'îandé kyr umẽ	ta pe kyr umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe kyramo	nde kyramo	o kyramo	oré kyramo	îandé kyramo	pe kyramo
Negative	xe kyre'ymamo	nde kyre'ymamo	o kyre'ymamo	oré kyre'ymamo	îandé kyre'ymamo	pe kyre'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	kyra
Negative	kyre'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe kyramo		o kyramo	oré kyramo	îandé kyramo
	xe kyri1		i kyri1	oré kyri1	îandé kyri1
Negative	xe kyre'ymamo		o kyre'ymamo	oré kyre'ymamo	îandé kyre'ymamo
	xe kyre'ymi1		i kyre'ymi1	oré kyre'ymi1	îandé kyre'ymi1
1North Tupi

Related terms

• kybykyra
• kãngyra
• membykyra
• pirakyra

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní okyha and Mbyá Guaraní oky.

Verb

kyr (first-person singular active indicative akyr, first-person singular negative active indicative nakyri, noun kyra) (intransitive)

1. to rain
2. to drop (to fall in drops or droplets)

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kiri

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kyr”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 248, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kyra”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 248, column 1