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ئېغىر

Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *iagïr.[1][2] Cognates with Turkish ağır, Kumyk авур (awur), Southern Altai уур (uur).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ئېغىر • (ëghir)

  1. heavy (having great weight)
  2. weighty, major, serious, grave
  3. difficult to understand
  4. arduous, tough
  5. cool, calm, composed
  6. hard to digest
  7. confused, dazed

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ağır”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 88
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*iagɨr”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading

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  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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