кире
Bashkir
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *gerü (“back, backward”).
Cognate withOld 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)
- (direction) back, reverse, return
- opposite, contrary
- negative
- obstinate, stubborn, contrarious
Adverb
кире • (kire)
- (direction) back, backward, in the reverse direction
- (past status) back, to/toward a status or position which occurred in the past
Derived terms
- киреһенсә (kirehensä)
Erzya
Etymology
Cognate with Finnish kerä.
Noun
кире • (kire)
- ball of string
- lump
- Кирьга парентень куйсь чапамо кире!
- Kirʹga parentenʹ kujsʹ čapamo kire!
- I got the lump in the throat feeling.