калыр

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kiāl- (“to stay behind, remain”). Cognate with Turkish kalmak (“to remain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaˈɫɯr/

Verb

калыр • (kalır) (stem кал-, indefinite past калган, negative калбас)

1. (intransitive) to remain, be left
2. (auxiliary) to end up doing

   Кадып калган хлеб. ― Kadıp kalgan xleb. ― The bread got stale. (literally, “The bread ended up hardening.”)

Synonyms

• артар (artar)