kyr

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English

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Noun

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kyr (plural kyrs)

  1. Abbreviation of kiloyear.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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kyr m or f

  1. indefinite plural of ku

Norwegian Nynorsk

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  • IPA(key): /çyːr/, [çyʷːr]

Noun

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kyr

  1. indefinite plural of ku

Old Tupi

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kɨt.[1] Doublet of akyr.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ky.

Adjective

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kyr (noun form kyra)

  1. green; unripe (not ready for harvesting)
    Synonym: akyr
  2. immature (not fully formed or developed; not grown)
  3. gestating; unborn (still in gestation inside the womb)
    membykyragestating son
  4. (of leaves) tender (soft and easily chewed)
    Synonym: tang
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Etymology 2

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

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní okyha and Mbyá Guaraní oky.

Verb

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kyr (first-person singular active indicative akyr, first-person singular negative active indicative n'akyri, first-person singular gerund gûiky, noun kyra) (intransitive)

  1. to rain
  2. to drop (to fall in drops or droplets)
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Descendants
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  • Nheengatu: kiri

References

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  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB