"başûr" meaning in Northern Kurdish

See başûr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɑːˈʃuːɾ/
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from ba (“wind”) + şûr (“sour”), signifying the direction from which the wind that blows from where the salty waters are. Perhaps an ancient mythological concept to separate "good wind" (southern wind) from "bad wind" (northern wind). Compare bakur and also Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, “south; lit. "warm wind"”). Etymology templates: {{unc|kmr}} Uncertain, {{compound|kmr|ba|şûr|t1=wind|t2=sour}} ba (“wind”) + şûr (“sour”), {{cog|hac|واگەرم|t=south; lit. "warm wind"|tr=wagerm}} Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, “south; lit. "warm wind"”) Head templates: {{kmr-noun|m}} başûr m
  1. south Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-başûr-kmr-noun-LaqNSgXf
  2. the south wind Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-başûr-kmr-noun-e3zYLA6D Categories (other): Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header: 1 77 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 92 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 93 5
  3. Southern Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-başûr-kmr-noun-A4pkb1x9
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      "name": "unc"
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hac",
        "2": "واگەرم",
        "t": "south; lit. \"warm wind\"",
        "tr": "wagerm"
      },
      "expansion": "Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, “south; lit. \"warm wind\"”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Perhaps from ba (“wind”) + şûr (“sour”), signifying the direction from which the wind that blows from where the salty waters are. Perhaps an ancient mythological concept to separate \"good wind\" (southern wind) from \"bad wind\" (northern wind). Compare bakur and also Gurani واگەرم (wagerm, “south; lit. \"warm wind\"”).",
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "başûr m",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
  "lang_code": "kmr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "south"
      ],
      "id": "en-başûr-kmr-noun-LaqNSgXf",
      "links": [
        [
          "south",
          "south"
        ]
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "1 92 7",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 93 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the south wind"
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      "id": "en-başûr-kmr-noun-e3zYLA6D",
      "links": [
        [
          "south wind",
          "south wind"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
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        "Southern Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan"
      ],
      "id": "en-başûr-kmr-noun-A4pkb1x9",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑːˈʃuːɾ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "başûr"
}
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    "Northern Kurdish compound terms",
    "Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Northern Kurdish lemmas",
    "Northern Kurdish masculine nouns",
    "Northern Kurdish nouns",
    "Northern Kurdish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Northern Kurdish terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "name": "compound"
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  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "başûr m",
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  "lang_code": "kmr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "south"
      ],
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        [
          "south",
          "south"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "the south wind"
      ],
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        [
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          "south wind"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɑːˈʃuːɾ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "başûr"
}

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