авур

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *iagïr (“heavy”). Cognate with Karachay-Balkar ауур (auur), Karaim авур, Kazakh ауыр (auyr), Karakalpak awır, Krymchak агъыр, Nogai авыр (avır), Kyrgyz оор (oor), Southern Altai уур (uur), Turkish ağır, Turkmen agyr, Khakas аар (aar), Shor аар, Tuvan аар (aar), etc.

Adjective

авур • (awur)

1. heavy (having great weight)

   авур юк ― awur yük ― heavy load, burden

2. hard, difficult

   авур гюнлер ― awur günler ― days of hardship

3. serious, severe, grave

   авур аврув ― awur awruw ― severe illness

4. dark (of color)

   авур сари ― awur sari ― dark yellow

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “having great weight”): енгил (yeñil)

Derived terms

• авурлашмакъ (awurlaşmaq)
• авурлукъ (awurluq)
• авурлукъсуз (awurluqsuz)
• авурсынмакъ (awursınmaq)
• авурсыныв (awursınıw)
• авуртдурмакъ (awurtdurmaq)
• авуртмакъ (awurtmaq)
• авуртув (awurtuw)

 

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “авур”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *aw-

Noun

авур (awur)

1. box
2. case
3. cradle

References

• Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 114
• Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka