буор

Dolgan

Noun

буор • (buor)

  1. soil, earth
    Synonym: һир
  2. clay
  3. sand
    Synonym: кумак

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bōr (“earth; chalk”).

Noun

буор • (buor)

  1. (geology) soil, earth
    Synonym: сир (sir)
    буор сирэй ― buor sirey ― shameless (literally "earthen face")
  2. clay
    Synonym: туой (tuoy)
    буор маҥалай ― buor mañalay ― glutton (literally "clay-belly")
  3. dust
    See synonyms at быыл (bııl).
    манна буору көтүтүмэ ― manna buoru kötütüme ― no dust here
    буор босхо ― buor bosqo ― free of charge, for a pittance
    буор иһээччи ― buor iheecci ― drunkard (literally "dust-drinker")
    киһи буора ― kihi buora ― grave (literally "a person's dust")

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