kyr

See also: kýr

English

Noun

kyr (plural kyrs)

  1. Abbreviation of kiloyear.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çyːr/

Noun

kyr m or f

  1. indefinite plural of ku

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çyːr/, [çyʷːr]

Noun

kyr

  1. indefinite plural of ku

Old Tupi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɨɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨɾ
  • Hyphenation: kyr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kɨt.[1] Doublet of akyr.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ky.

Adjective

kyr

  1. green; unripe (not ready for harvesting)
    Synonym: akyr
  2. immature (not fully formed or developed; not grown)
  3. gestating; unborn (still in gestation inside the womb)
    membykyra ― gestating son
  4. (of leaves) tender (soft and easily chewed)
    Synonym: tang
Declension
    Declension of kyr (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe kyr nde kyr i kyr oré kyr îandé kyr pe kyr
Imperative
Permissive ta xe kyr ta nde kyr t'i kyr t'oré kyr t'îandé kyr ta pe kyr
Negative indicative na xe kyri na nde kyri n'i kyri n'oré kyri n'îandé kyri na pe kyri
Negative imperative nde kyr umẽ pe kyr umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe kyr umẽ ta nde kyr umẽ t'i kyr umẽ t'oré kyr umẽ t'îandé kyr umẽ ta pe kyr umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe kyramo nde kyramo o kyramo oré kyramo îandé kyramo pe kyramo
Negative xe kyre'ymamo nde kyre'ymamo o kyre'ymamo oré kyre'ymamo îandé kyre'ymamo pe kyre'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative kyra
Negative kyre'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe kyramo o kyramo oré kyramo îandé kyramo
xe kyri1 i kyri1 oré kyri1 îandé kyri1
Negative xe kyre'ymamo o kyre'ymamo oré kyre'ymamo îandé kyre'ymamo
xe kyre'ymi1 i kyre'ymi1 oré kyre'ymi1 îandé kyre'ymi1
1North Tupi
  • kybykyra
  • kãngyra
  • membykyra
  • pirakyra

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní okyha and Mbyá Guaraní oky.

Verb

kyr (first-person singular active indicative akyr, first-person singular negative active indicative nakyri, noun kyra) (intransitive)

  1. to rain
  2. to drop (to fall in drops or droplets)
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: kiri

References
  1. Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB

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