Udmurt

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Йырси.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From йыр (jyr, head) +‎ си (śi, hair). Compare with Komi-Zyrian юрси (jurśi) and Komi-Permyak юрси (jurśi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɯ̈rˈɕi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: йыр‧си

Noun

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йырси (jyrśi)

  1. (anatomy) hair (on the head)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “йырси”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 269
  • T. V. Voronova, T. A. Poyarkova, editor (2012), Удмурт-ӟуч, ӟуч-удмурт кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian, Russian-Udmurt dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Izhevsk: Книжное издательство «Удмуртия», →ISBN, page 29
  • Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 233