kır

Meaning

kırmak

(transitive) to break
(figuratively, transitive) to hurt someone's feelings
(figuratively, transitive) to skip school

bozkır

istep

yayvan

kırsal kesim

külrengi

kırlaşmış

küçük yer

bakir alan

vahşi tabiat

açıklık

yozlak

açık yer

ύπαιθρος

εξοχή

γκρίζος

campagna

patelin

cinereus

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɯɾ/

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish

Cognate with Karakhanid

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قیر (kır), from Proto-Turkic *kïr (“mountain”). The color-sense developed from the nominal sense ("the color of the mountains") and is attested already in Karakhanid قِرْ (qïr).

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kır

Meaning

kırmak

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