кире

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *gerü (back, backward).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼𐰇 (kerü, back, backward); Kazakh кері (keri), Kyrgyz кери (keri), Turkish geri (back, backward), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲi.ˈrɪ̞]
  • Hyphenation: ки‧ре

Adjective

кире (kire)

  1. (direction) back, reverse, return
  2. opposite, contrary
  3. negative
  4. obstinate, stubborn, contrarious

Adverb

кире (kire)

  1. (direction) back, backward, in the reverse direction
  2. (past status) back, to/toward a status or position which occurred in the past
Derived terms

Erzya

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish kerä.

Noun

кире (kire)

  1. ball of string
  2. lump
    Кирьга парентень куйсь чапамо кире!
    Kirʹga parentenʹ kujsʹ čapamo kire!
    I got the lump in the throat feeling.
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