сихыр

Bashkir

Etymology

From Arabic سِحْر (siḥr, “magic, sorcery”).

Cognate with Uzbek sehr (“magic”), Turkish sihir (“magic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲïˈχɯ̞r]
• Hyphenation: си‧хыр

Noun

сихыр • (sixır)

1. magic (especially black magic); sorcery, wizardry, witchcraft, etc.

Derived terms

• сихырсы (sixırsı, “magician”)
• сихырлы (sixırlı, “magic”, adjective)

See also

• тылсым (tılsım, “white magic”)