different between kir vs kier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French kir, named after Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon.

Noun

kir (countable and uncountable, plural kirs)

1. A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.

Derived terms

• kir royal

Translations

Anagrams

• IKR, Irk, Kri, ikr, irk, rik

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

kir (definite accusative kiri, plural kirl?r)

1. dirt

   Synonym: çirk

Declension

Derived terms

• kirli

Further reading

• “kir” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kir.

Noun

kir

1. dirt

Derived terms

• kirli

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

kir

1. first-person singular present indicative of kirren
2. imperative of kirren

Anagrams

• Rik

Finnish

Etymology

From French kir

Noun

kir

1. kir

Declension

French

Pronunciation

Noun

kir m (plural kirs)

1. kir (beverage)

Derived terms

• kir breton

Further reading

• “kir” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch keur (“seal”), from Middle Dutch core, cuere, from Old Dutch kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *ku?i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?r]
• Hyphenation: kir

Noun

kir (plural kir-kir, first-person possessive kirku, second-person possessive kirmu, third-person possessive kirnya)

1. (colloquial) examination.

   Synonym: pemeriksaan

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Northern Kurdish

Noun

kir m

1. (vulgar) cock, penis

Derived terms

• kir seru

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (kiri, “scattering, heap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kir/

Noun

kir m (Perso-Arabic spelling ???)

1. snow

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -á

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)?^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley, “[2]”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, 1969–1985.

Polish

Etymology

From German Kern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?ir/

Noun

kir m inan

1. black armband

Declension

Related terms

• kirowy

Further reading

• kir in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (k??a, “worm, insect”). Cognate with Hindi ????? (k???, “insect, bug”).

Noun

kir f

1. ant

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (kir), from Old Turkic kir? (kir), from Proto-Turkic *kir (“dirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ci?]

Noun

kir (definite accusative kiri, plural kirler)

1. dirt

Declension

Synonyms

• pislik
• pasak

Derived terms

• kirlenmek
• kirletmek

References

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) , “kir”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 3823

English

Alternative forms

• keir

Etymology

From Old Norse (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

kier (plural kiers)

1. A bleaching vat.
   • 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,

     The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier. There is no change required in the bleaching operation.

   • 1999, Samir Ranjan Karmakar, Chemical Technology In The Pre-Treatment Processes Of Textiles, Elsevier, page 65,

     The traditional sequence of pre-treatment is shortened by single stage bleaching, where kiers are still in use.

   • 2007, Sarah Tarlow, The Archaeology of Improvement in Britain, 1750-1850, Cambridge University Press, page 166,

     Inside the typically long, narrow bleaching crofts were cisterns for bleaching cotton yarn, now represented by sunken stone tanks, and sealed vats called ‘kiers’ for bleaching cloth. The kiers would have been two storeys high and made of metal, but now all that remains are the footings and brackets that show where they once stood (2004: 99).

Synonyms

• keeve

Anagrams

• Erik, Keir, Keri, Rike, keir, keri, rike

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ir

Noun

kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)

1. fissure, narrow opening

   De deur stond op een kier

Anagrams

• reik, riek

Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) k?erõ

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *keertädäk.

Verb

kier

1. turn

Luxembourgish

Verb

kier

1. second-person singular imperative of kieren

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.

Verb

kier

1. to want, to wish
2. to love, to like

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??r/

Etymology 1

From French cœur (“heart”), from Middle French coeur, cœur, from Old French cuer, coer, quer, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic *kord, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??r.

Noun

kier m anim

1. (card games) heart (a suit of cards)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kier f

1. genitive plural of kra

Further reading

• kier in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• kier in Polish dictionaries at PWN