чуор

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *čo:r

Noun

чуор (țuor)

1. vortex, whirlwind

References

• Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 142
• Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka

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Etymology

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Adjective

чуор • (cuor)

1. (of sound) clear, sonorous

   чуор саҥа ― cuor saña ― a clear voice

2. (of hearing) acute

   Antonym: дьүлэй (jüley, “deaf”)

3. brittle, fragile

   Synonym: кэбирэх (kebireq)

   Antonym: кытаанах (kıtaanaq, “solid, strong”)

   чуор мутук ― cuor mutuk ― a fragile branch