хор

Budukh

Etymology

Akin to Avar гьой (hoj).

Noun

хор • (xor)

1. dog

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χορός (chorós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɔr]

Noun

хор • (hor) m

1. choir
2. chorus

   в хор ― v hor ― all together

Declension

Declension of хор

	singular	plural
indefinite	хор hor	хо́рове hórove
definite (subject form)	хо́рът hórǎt	хо́ровете hórovete
definite (object form)	хо́ра hóra
count form	—	хо́ра hóra

Related terms

• хора́л (horál)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	حور
Cyrillic	хор
Latin	xor

Etymology 1

From Arabic حُور (ḥūr).

Noun

хор • (xor)

1. (Islam) houri

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian хор (xor), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”).

Noun

хор • (xor)

1. choir

Declension

Declension of хор

	singular	plural
nominative	хор (xor)	хорлар (xorlar)
genitive	хордың (xordyñ)	хорлардың (xorlardyñ)
dative	хорға (xorğa)	хорларға (xorlarğa)
accusative	хорды (xordy)	хорларды (xorlardy)
locative	хорда (xorda)	хорларда (xorlarda)
ablative	хордан (xordan)	хорлардан (xorlardan)
instrumental	хормен (xormen)	хорлармен (xorlarmen)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɔr]

• Audio:

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Noun

хор • (hor) m (plural хорови, relational adjective хорски, diminutive хорче)

1. choir

Declension

Declension of хор

	singular	plural
indefinite	хор (hor)	хорови (horovi)
definite unspecified	хорот (horot)	хоровите (horovite)
definite proximal	хоров (horov)	хоровиве (horovive)
definite distal	хорон (horon)	хоровине (horovine)
vocative	хору (horu)	хорови (horovi)
count form	—	хора (hora)

Derived terms

• хорист m (horist), хористка f (horistka)

Further reading

• “хор” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• “хор” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
• хор in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Mongolian

Etymology

From a confluence of Proto-Mongolic *kora (“poison”) and Proto-Turkic *kor (“loss, harm”), which are in turn probably related on a deeper level.

Compare East Yugur xoro, Old Uyghur [script needed] (qor).

Noun

хор • (xor) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠣᠷ᠎ᠠ (qoor-a))

1. poison
2. harm
3. malice, evil

Derived terms

• хордох (xordox, “to be poisoned, to be jealous”)
  • хордуулах (xorduulax)

Related terms

• (?) хорхой (xorxoj, “worm”)

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• хур (xur) (Iron)

Etymology

See хур (xur)

Noun

хор • (xor)

1. (Digor) sun

References

• Takazov, F. M. (2003) “хор”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak chór, ultimately from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxɔr]
• Rhymes: -ɔr
• Hyphenation: хор

Noun

хор (xor) m inan

1. choir

   Synonym: (obsolete) гармония (harmonija)

2. chorus

Declension

Declension of хор

	singular	plural
nominative	хор (xor)	хори (xori)
genitive	хору / хора (xoru / xora)	хорох (xorox)
dative	хору (xoru)	хором (xorom)
accusative	хор (xor)	хори (xori)
instrumental	хором (xorom)	хорами (xorami)
locative	хору (xoru)	хорох (xorox)
vocative	хоре (xore)	хори (xori)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “хор”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “choir”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 54

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xor]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -or

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Noun

хор • (xor) m inan (genitive хо́ра, nominative plural хоры́, genitive plural хоро́в, relational adjective хорово́й)

1. chorus, choir

Declension

Declension of хор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хо́р xór	хоры́ xorý
genitive	хо́ра xóra	хоро́в xoróv
dative	хо́ру xóru	хора́м xorám
accusative	хо́р xór	хоры́ xorý
instrumental	хо́ром xórom	хора́ми xorámi
prepositional	хо́ре xóre	хора́х xoráx

Related terms

• хорал (xoral)
• хорме́йстер (xorméjster)
• хорово́д (xorovód)
• хором (xorom)
• хорово́й (xorovój)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: хор (xor)
• → Yakut: хор (qor)

Etymology 2

Noun

хор • (xor) f inan pl or f anim pl or m anim pl

1. inflection of хо́ра (xóra):
   1. genitive plural
   2. animate accusative plural

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Greek χορός (chorós).

Noun

хор m (Latin spelling hor)

1. chorus
2. choir

Tajik

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Persian خَار (xār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xor/, [χɔɾ]

Noun

хор • (xor) (Persian spelling خار)

1. thorn

Etymology 2

Inherited from Classical Persian خْوَار (xwār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xor/, [χɔɾ]

Noun

хор • (xor) (Persian spelling خوار)

1. contemptible, abject
2. poor, unfortunate
3. (archaic) easy, without effort

Ukrainian

хор (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɔr]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

хор • (xor) m inan (genitive хо́ру, nominative plural хо́ри, genitive plural хо́рів, relational adjective хорови́й)

1. choir
2. chorus

Declension

Declension of хор
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	хор xor	хо́ри xóry
genitive	хо́ру xóru	хо́рів xóriv
dative	хо́рові, хо́ру xórovi, xóru	хо́рам xóram
accusative	хор xor	хо́ри xóry
instrumental	хо́ром xórom	хо́рами xóramy
locative	хо́рі xóri	хо́рах xórax
vocative	хо́ре xóre	хо́ри xóry

Further reading

• “хор”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “хор”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
• “хор”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Yagnobi

Etymology

From an earlier *xvor < *xvohar, from Proto-Iranian *hwáhā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Compare Tajik хоҳар (xohar), English sister.

Noun

хор (xor)

1. sister

Yakut

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

хор • (qor)

1. (of food) quickly consumed

   хор ас ― qor as ― quickly consumed food

Derived terms

• хороо (qoroo, “to quickly consume, to gobble up, to waste”)

Etymology 2

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

Particle

хор • (qor)

1. Expresses surprise. hey, wow

   хор, син бурдук бэркэ үүммүт ээ ― qor, sin burduk berke üümmüt ee ― wow, the bread is growing quite a bit after all

2. Expresses confidence or conviction. see

   Synonym: хата (qata)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian хор (xor).

Noun

хор • (qor)

1. (music) choir, chorus

   хорунан ыллаатылар ― qorunan ıllaatılar ― the choir sang