гиря
Russian
Etymology
Old East Slavic гыря (gyrja), Ukrainian ги́ря (hýrja), Belarusian гіря (hirja). Vasmer connects it to the root of гвор (gvor, “bladder, tumor”), ultimately PIE *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”). The phonology is difficult and may show Iranian influence (Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, modern Persian گران (gerân, “heavy”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡʲirʲə]
Noun

гиря
ги́ря • (gírja) f inan (genitive ги́ри, nominative plural ги́ри, genitive plural гирь)
- weight for measuring
- kettlebell, girya
Declension
Related terms
- гирево́й (girevój)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гиря”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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