чур

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čurъ.

Noun

чур • (čur) m

1. (dialectal) smoke, fume (typically in mobile state)

   Synonyms: дим (dim), пу́шек (púšek)

Declension

Declension of чур

	singular
indefinite	чур čur
definite (subject form)	чу́рът čúrǎt
definite (object form)	чу́ра čúra

Derived terms

• чуря́ (čurjá, “to diffuse, to move for smoke”) (dialectal)
• чурла́в (čurláv), чурли́в (čurlív), чорля́в (čorljáv, “reeky, covered in soot”) (dialectal)

See also

• чу́ркам (čúrkam, “to squish”) (dialectal)
  • чу́ркало (čúrkalo), чу́рило (čúrilo, “piston”)
• чуртя́ (čurtjá), шуртя́ (šurtjá), журтя́ (žurtjá, “to splatter”)

References

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “чюръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 568

Eastern Mari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕuɾ/
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Hyphenation: чур

Etymology 1

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Adverb

чур • (čur)

1. intently, attentively, not blinking, with fixed eyes, fixedly

Derived terms

(adverbs):

• чурге (čurge)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

чур • (čur) (comparative чуррак)

1. awful, terrible, foul, nasty

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian чур (čur).

Interjection

чур • (čur)

1. keep away!, stop!, don't!

   чур, мыйым ит тӱкӧ

   čur, myjym it tükö

   stop, don't touch me

Etymology 4

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Noun

чур • (čur)

1. moment, instant

   Synonyms: тат (tat), жап (žap)

   чылажат чур годым лийын

   čylažat čur godym ĺijyn

   everything happened in one instant

Declension

Declension of чур
	singular	plural
nominative	чур (čur)	чур-влак (čur-vlak)
accusative	чурым (čurym)	чур-влакым (čur-vlakym)
genitive	чурын (čuryn)	чур-влакын (čur-vlakyn)
dative	чурлан (čurlan)	чур-влаклан (čur-vlaklan)
comitative	чурге (čurge)	чур-влакге (čur-vlakge)
comparative	чурла (čurla)	чур-влакла (čur-vlakla)
inessive	чурышто (čuryšto)	чур-влакыште (čur-vlakyšte)
illative (short)	чурыш (čuryš)	чур-влакыш (čur-vlakyš)
illative (long)	чурышко (čuryško)	чур-влакышке (čur-vlakyške)
lative	чуреш (čureš)	чур-влакеш (čur-vlakeš)

Possessed forms of чур
	singular	plural
1st person	чурем (čurem)	чурна (čurna)
2nd person	чурет (čuret)	чурда (čurda)
3rd person	чуржо (čuržo)	чурышт (čuryšt)

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “чур”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čurъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃur]

Noun

чур • (čur) m

1. smoke

   Synonyms: дим (dim), кад (kad), чад (čad)

Russian

Alternative forms

• чуръ (čur) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čurъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕur]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

чур • (čur) m anim (genitive чу́ра, nominative plural чу́ры, genitive plural чу́ров)

1. (historical) an ancestor
2. (paganism) an idol used in native Slavic religious rites

Declension

Declension of чур (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чу́р čúr	чу́ры čúry
genitive	чу́ра čúra	чу́ров čúrov
dative	чу́ру čúru	чу́рам čúram
accusative	чу́ра čúra	чу́ров čúrov
instrumental	чу́ром čúrom	чу́рами čúrami
prepositional	чу́ре čúre	чу́рах čúrax

Synonyms

• щур (ščur), пращур (praščur) (ancestral spirit)
• идол (idol), кумир (kumir) (object used to worship deities)

Interjection

чур • (čur)

1. (colloquial, in spells) avaunt, away

   чур меня́! ― čur menjá! ― keep away from me!

2. (children's talk, expresses leadership, claim to be the first) bags (it)! (British), dibs

   чур я пе́рвый! ― čur ja pérvyj! ― bags, I go first!

3. (colloquial, expresses a condition) mind you, but mind

   то́лько чур молча́ть! ― tólʹko čur molčátʹ! ― but not a word, mind you!

Descendants

• → Ingrian: cur