Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: kur
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.

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In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.

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Alternative form of the Kura: a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

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An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

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An river in Russia.

Example Sentences

"In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district."

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “mountain; netherworld”).

Origin

Source language: Sumerian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𒆳, Кур

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

the Kur (canonical)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kur terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kur terms

Synonyms

Arali Irkalla Kigal Kukku

Questions

What does kur mean?: A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
Where does kur come from?: It is traced to Sumerian.

How to pronounce kur

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