hündür

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic һүндүр
Roman hündür
Perso-Arabic حۆندۆر

Etymology

Of Mongolic origin. From Middle Mongolian [script needed] (öndür)[1], whence also Modern Mongolian өндөр (öndör, high, tall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hynˈdyr], [hynˈdyr̥]
  • Hyphenation: hün‧dür

Adjective

hündür (comparative daha hündür, superlative ən hündür)

  1. high, tall
    Əvvəllər Bakıda hündür binalar o qədər də yox idi, amma son vaxtlar çox tikilib.
    There were not so many tall buildings in Baku before, but recently many [of them] have been built.
    Onlarla hündür ağac məhv edildi.Tens of tall trees have been destroyed.
    Qapının ağzında hündür bir oğlan dayanmışdı.A tall boy was standing at the threshold.
    Şəhəri hündür divar ikiyə ayırmışdı.A high wall divided the city in two.

Synonyms

  • (tall, high): yüksək, uca
  • (in respect to body height): hündürboylu, ucaboylu, uzunboylu

Antonyms

  • (tall, high): alçaq
  • (in respect to body height): qısaboylu, alçaqboylu, balacaboylu

Derived terms

  • hündürlük (tallness, height)

References

  1. Caferoğlu, A. (1954). Azerbaycan ve Anadolu Ağızlarındaki Moğolca Unsurlar. Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı-Belleten, 2, 1-10.
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