obur

See also: öbür

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ōpur

Noun

obur

  1. witch
    Synonym: cadı
  2. glutton
  3. devil, demon

Declension

Adjective

obur

  1. gluttonous

Derived terms

  • oburlanmaq

References

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوبور (obur), from Proto-Turkic *ōpur, from *ōp- (to gulp down, to swallow). Cognate with Kazakh обыр (obyr, gluttonous), Kumyk обор (obor), etc.

Adjective

obur

  1. gluttonous
  2. greedy

Declension

Inflection
Nominative obur
Definite accusative oburu
Singular Plural
Nominative obur oburlar
Definite accusative oburu oburları
Dative obura oburlara
Locative oburda oburlarda
Ablative oburdan oburlardan
Genitive oburun oburların

Derived terms

  • etobur
  • otobur

Further reading

  • obur”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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