өйөр

Bashkir

Өйөр (sense 1).

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ögür (“a herd of horses, group of wild animals"”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ügür, “herd of horses, pack, flock of wild animals”); Kazakh үйір (üiır), Kyrgyz үйүр (üyür, “a herd of horses”), Uzbek uyur (“a herd of horses”), Southern Altai ӱӱр (üür, “a herd of horses, group of wild animals”), Khakas ӧӧр (“a herd of horses, group of wild animals”), Yakut үөр (üör, “a herd of horses, group of wild animals”); Karachay-Balkar юйюр (üyür, “family”); etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʏ̞ˈjʏ̞r]
  • Hyphenation: ө‧йөр

Noun

өйөр • (öyör)

  1. (horses) a herd (with one stallion as the leader, several mares and their young)
  2. (dogs, wolves) pack
  3. (birds) flock
  4. (fish) school, shoal

See also

  • көтөү (kötöw, “group of cows and/or sheep driven daily for grazing”)
  • туп (tup, “flock of birds”)
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