маадыр
Tuvan
Etymology
The etymon is likely Old Turkic 𐰉𐱃𐰆𐰺 (b¹t¹ur¹ /batur/), cognates include Middle Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur), (contemporary Mongolian баатар (baatar)). The ultimate source is uncertain, as cognates are found in Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Iranic ( Persian بهادر ) sources and, possibly, Avestan sources.
cognates
Turkic cognatesChuvash паттӑр (pattăr) (probably from Kipchak);Uzbek bahodir,Tatar батыр (batır),Turkish bahadır,Kyrgyz баатыр (baatır),Kazakh батыр (batır),Bashkir матур (matur),Tatar матур (matur, “beautiful”).
Iranic cognates: Persian بهادر, Ossetian бæгъатыр (bæǧatyr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maaˈdɯr]
маадыр • (maadır)
- hero, champion
Derived terms
- маадырлыг ― maadırlıg ― heroic
- маадыр чорук ― maadır çoruk ― heroism (literally, “the heroic way”)
References
- "маадыр" 2020. Harrison, K. David and Gregory D.S Anderson with Alexander Ondar. Tuvan Talking Dictionary. http://tuvan.talkingdictionary.org.