көрт

Bashkir

Көрт

Etymology

From *kürt (“snow drift”), related to Yakut күрт- (kürt-, “to shovel”), Karakhanid [script needed] (küri-), Karakhanid [script needed] (kürä-, “to scoop, shovel”). See also көрәк (köräk, “shovel”).

Compare to Tatar көрт (kört, “snow drift”), Kumyk кюрт (kürt, “snow drift”), Southern Altai күрт (kүrt, “snow drift”), Shor кӧрт (“snow drift”); also Kazakh күртік (kürtik, “snow drift”), Kyrgyz күртүк (kürtük)/күрткү (kürtkü, “snow drift”), Khakas кӧртік (kӧrtík, “snow drift”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʏ̞rt]
  • Hyphenation: көрт (one syllable)

Noun

көрт • (kört)

  1. snowdrift, a bank of accumulated snow

Declension

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